The detainee in Ukraine “Russian Major” was sentenced to 14 years – RBC

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The detained in Ukraine Russian Vladimir Starks , which Ukrainian authorities called a career officer of the Armed Forces of Russia in the rank of” Major “, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. This decision was made on Friday, 25 September, Dzerzhinsky District Court of Donetsk region, said on his Facebook page the chief military prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoly Matios .

« Half an hour ago the chairman of the court session Dzerzhinsky district court of Donetsk area, at the request of the public prosecutor, the prosecutor of the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office, announced the verdict Major of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Starkov first of all (in addition to other articles of the Criminal Code) for taking part in the conduct of a war of aggression against Ukraine pursuant to superior orders Russian General Staff Gerasimov. 14 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property “, – wrote the prosecutor.

« Major Russian “Starks was arrested on July 25, along with the truck” Kamaz “with ammunition, declared in Kiev. According to the SBU, in the car were 36 boxes of charges for anti-tank grenade launcher, 50 crates of grenades F-1 and RGD-5, 56 boxes of ammunition for the machine gun “Utes”, 12 boxes of ammunition of 7.62 and about 90 thousand. Caliber cartridges 5,45.

Later, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Gritsak told a briefing that immediately after the arrest Starks admitted that a citizen of Russia, and relates to the personnel of the Armed Forces of Russia. The Minister also showed footage of interrogation Russians.

In August Starks gave an interview to Euronews and said that at the time of arrest was acting officer in the Russian army.

The representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic called the detention of the truck «staged».

Moscow has repeatedly denied the presence of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine and their participation in the armed conflict in the east. For information about the detention of “Russian major” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the 29 July. “I have nothing to comment on. Repeatedly made comments on this subject, “- said Peskov.