Russian Corporal Nikita Posmetukhov was sentenced to life in jail on Feb. 10 by Russian authorities for taking pictures 4 different Russian troopers in November 2023, Mediazona reported.
Russian troops have abandoned or sabotaged operations as Russia presses on with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine for over three years with excessive casualties, utilizing so-called "meat wave" ways to realize floor.
Posmetukhov was allegedly offended with a captain who imposed disciplinary measures and threatened to switch him to an assault unit, in accordance to a doc supplied Mediazona.
The Southern District Army Court docket didn’t formally describe the incidents because the case proceeded behind closed doorways. The Kyiv Unbiased can not confirm the small print of the incident as outlined by Mediazona.
The soldier is accused of killing the patrolmen of a command bunker which Posmetukhov entered after having a drink. The accused allegedly killed Junior Sergeant Vladimir Glazyev within the bunker, in response to findings by Mediazona.
After the incident, Posmetukhov allegedly entered a dugout and shot Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Klyukin, Captain Mikhail Trubin, and Non-public Vladimir Petrichenko whereas they had been sleeping.
On the conclusion of the closed-door trial, Posmetukhov was discovered responsible of killing two or extra folks "for official actions and out of hooligan motives," and charged with "violent actions towards navy command within the context of an armed battle" below the Russian prison code.
As Russia presses on with its conflict towards Ukraine, Russia has misplaced over 850,000 troops and excessive gear losses.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova