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| Ukrainian court sentences 2 Russians to 14 years in prison on terrorism charges | Ukrainian court sentences 2 Russians to 14 years in prison on terrorism charges |
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| Two Russian citizens, who were detained in Ukraine last year, have been sentenced to 14 years in prison after a district court in Kiev found them guilty of terrorist activities. | Two Russian citizens, who were detained in Ukraine last year, have been sentenced to 14 years in prison after a district court in Kiev found them guilty of terrorist activities. |
| Evgeny Erofeev and Aleksandr Aleksandrov will remain in custody until the sentence comes into force in ten days, the court ruled on Monday. | |
| The defendants were indicted on six articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code, including “participation in a terrorist act or a terrorist organization,” “waging an aggressive war” and “actions that led to the death of a person.” | The defendants were indicted on six articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code, including “participation in a terrorist act or a terrorist organization,” “waging an aggressive war” and “actions that led to the death of a person.” |
| The prosecution demanded the Russians to be sentenced to the maximum term of 15 years behind bars. | The prosecution demanded the Russians to be sentenced to the maximum term of 15 years behind bars. |
| In the Ukrainian judicial system, the sentence for multiple crimes isn’t cumulative, with the convict serving his term in accordance with the most serious article. | In the Ukrainian judicial system, the sentence for multiple crimes isn’t cumulative, with the convict serving his term in accordance with the most serious article. |
| Both Russians denied their guilt of crimes attributed to them, the court said in its sentencing. | Both Russians denied their guilt of crimes attributed to them, the court said in its sentencing. |
| Erofeev and Aleksandrov, who are claimed to be Russian military servicemen by Kiev, were detained by the Ukrainian security forces near the village of Schastie in south-eastern Lugansk Region on May 16, 2015. | Erofeev and Aleksandrov, who are claimed to be Russian military servicemen by Kiev, were detained by the Ukrainian security forces near the village of Schastie in south-eastern Lugansk Region on May 16, 2015. |
| The duo was allegedly fighting for the self-defense forces of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic. | The duo was allegedly fighting for the self-defense forces of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic. |
| Erofeev was injured in the arm, while Aleksandrov received a wound to his leg prior to the arrest. | Erofeev was injured in the arm, while Aleksandrov received a wound to his leg prior to the arrest. |
| The same gunfight saw one Ukrainian soldier killed and three others wounded. | The same gunfight saw one Ukrainian soldier killed and three others wounded. |
| Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that Erofeev and Aleksandrov were Russian citizens, but stressed they weren’t members of the country’s military at the time of the arrest. | Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that Erofeev and Aleksandrov were Russian citizens, but stressed they weren’t members of the country’s military at the time of the arrest. |
| The lawyers of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Russia this March, said that they were going to discuss the possible exchange of their client for Erofeev and Aleksandrov. | The lawyers of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Russia this March, said that they were going to discuss the possible exchange of their client for Erofeev and Aleksandrov. |
| READ MORE: Ukrainian pilot Savchenko gets 22 years in Russian prison, sings through reading of final verdict | READ MORE: Ukrainian pilot Savchenko gets 22 years in Russian prison, sings through reading of final verdict |
| According to her defense, however, Savchenko said that she doesn’t want to be exchanged for the two Russians. | According to her defense, however, Savchenko said that she doesn’t want to be exchanged for the two Russians. |
| The woman was found guilty of murdering two Russian journalists near Lugansk, in Eastern Ukraine, in June 2014 and of illegally crossing the Russian border. | The woman was found guilty of murdering two Russian journalists near Lugansk, in Eastern Ukraine, in June 2014 and of illegally crossing the Russian border. |
| According to the prosecutors, she relayed the coordinates of a checkpoint where two Russian journalists were subsequently killed by artillery fire from the Ukrainian volunteer battalion Aidar. | According to the prosecutors, she relayed the coordinates of a checkpoint where two Russian journalists were subsequently killed by artillery fire from the Ukrainian volunteer battalion Aidar. |
| The head of the Russian Parliament’s Committee for Civil and Criminal Law, Pavel Krasheninnikov, blasted the sentence to the Russian citizens, saying that “it had nothing to do with compliance to legal procedures, the norms of international law and objectivity.” | The head of the Russian Parliament’s Committee for Civil and Criminal Law, Pavel Krasheninnikov, blasted the sentence to the Russian citizens, saying that “it had nothing to do with compliance to legal procedures, the norms of international law and objectivity.” |
| However, he didn’t rule out the possibility of exchanging Erofeev and Aleksandrov for Savchenko, saying that “history has seen many cases of swaps. Theoretically, it could happen.” | However, he didn’t rule out the possibility of exchanging Erofeev and Aleksandrov for Savchenko, saying that “history has seen many cases of swaps. Theoretically, it could happen.” |