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Ukrainian soldiers convicted in Russia
Los Angeles Times
|October 18, 2025
The 15 men, who were captured in the war, had been accused of being terrorists.
LAWYERS for Ukrainian soldiers stand in front of the defendants' cage in court.
A court in southern Russia convicted 15 captured Ukrainian soldiers on terrorism charges Friday after a trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law.
The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced 15 men from the Aidar battalion, which Russia has designated a terrorist group, to prison terms ranging from 15 to 21 years.
It was the second mass trial of Ukrainian prisoners of war since March, when 23 members of the elite Azov brigade were convicted on similar charges. That trial also was condemned by Ukraine as a violation of international law.
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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