Russian soldier who shot unarmed Irpen resident and tortured civilians to be tried
In March 2022, during the temporary occupation of the Kiev region by the Russian army, the defendant, along with other Russian servicemen, taunted a man whose hands were tied behind his back, and then shot with a machine gun. For the sake of entertainment, peaceful residents were forced to walk through the mined area of the forest, imitated the shooting of people.
During the pre-trial investigation, the police collected evidence of the occupier's war crimes.
In March, the armed forces of the Russian Federation occupied the city. Irpin and organized their headquarters in one of the residential complexes. During the occupation, the defendant, together with the servicemen of the Russian Federation, made a detour through the apartments of houses located on the territory of the complex in order to identify patriotic citizens of Ukraine.
In one of the apartments, they illegally deprived three local residents. In the future, people were beaten, subjected to psychological violence, threatened with murder, shot over the head and at the feet. Also, for fun, they were forced to walk through the mined part of the forest.
After that, one of the victims, who at the time of the bullying was in a helpless state with his hands tied behind his back, was shot with an automatic weapon.
In addition, on March 25 in the city. Irpin on the street. The Mechnikov defendant, while intoxicated, threatened to kill a local resident and his mother, who begged not to kill her son, while directing the barrel of an automatic weapon at them, imitating pulling the trigger with his finger.
At the moment, the materials of the criminal proceedings are directed to the court. The defendant is charged with committing criminal offenses provided for in Part 1 of Art. 438, Part 2 of Art. 28, Part 2 of Art. 438 Criminal Code of Ukraine (Violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The sanction of the articles provides for up to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment.
National Police of Ukraine
