Aleksandr Krasnoyartsev, a Russian pilot captured in Ukraine, exchanged with Russia and then tried in Ukraine in absentia (in the absence of the accused), has been convicted of war crimes.
A court in Chernihiv has sentenced a Russian pilot to 14 years in prison for killing a local civilian last year, the Prosecutor General's Office announced on Oct. 27. The sentencing was carried out in absentia.
A Russian pilot who killed a Ukrainian civilian in Chernihiv last year has been sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison, the Prosecutor General's Office announced on Oct. 27.
Key developments on Oct. 27: Zelensky: Russia has lost at least a brigade trying to capture Avdiivka Germany delivers IRIS-T air defense system, other aid to Ukraine Russian pilot sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison for killing civilian Ukraine retrieves 50 bodies of fallen soldiers Wanted pro-Russian politician reportedly shot in Crimea Russia claims drone attack on Kursk Nuclear Power Plant Russia has lost at least a brigade of troops trying to capture Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast during its latest offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 27. A brigade in the Russian army can include between 2,000 and 8,000 personnel, according to open sources.