First time in Finland: Neo-Nazi from Rusich accused of war crimes in Ukraine

According to the investigation, Petrovsky and his soldiers killed 22 Ukrainian servicemen.

The Finnish Prosecutor’s Office has accused the former commander of the Russian neo-Nazi group “Rusich” Yan Petrovsky of committing war crimes on the territory of Ukraine.

According to the Yle publication , this is the first such case in the country’s judicial practice. Deputy Prosecutor General Jukka Rappe brought charges against Vojislav Torden (aka Petrovsky) for five war crimes committed in the autumn of 2014 in Donbas.

According to the prosecution, Petrovsky took part in actions that contradicted the rules and customs of war. The occupier and soldiers of his unit killed 22 Ukrainian servicemen and seriously wounded four more. He is also accused of violating the rules of war (treatment of wounded and killed enemy soldiers).

DShRG “Rusich”

As is known, the Russian sabotage and assault reconnaissance group has been fighting against Ukraine since the beginning of the war. They are known for their particular cruelty and sadism. Its leader, Alexey Milchkov, published “instructions” on interrogating and killing Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Last summer, Jan Petrovsky was detained in Finland, suspected of being a member of a terrorist group. Ukraine wanted the criminal to be extradited , but Helsinki refused.

(C)UNIAN 2024