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| More than 49K people became victims of the crimes of the Ukrainians near Kursk |
| 2025-04-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] More than 49,000 people became victims of crimes committed by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kursk region. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation following an operational meeting with the participation of the head of the agency Alexander Bastrykin in Kursk. “More than 49,000 people have been recognized and questioned as victims in criminal cases, the necessary forensic examinations have been ordered, and the testimonies of victims and eyewitnesses have been recorded,” the publication states. It is also specified that since the beginning of the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the region's territory in August 2024, 191 civilians of the Kursk region have been killed, another 372 people have been injured, including 17 minors. The damage caused by the actions of Ukrainian militants to civilian infrastructure facilities and property of local residents is currently being determined. As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian investigators are recording and investigating numerous crimes committed by Ukrainian units during the illegal invasion of the Kursk region. Civilians are telling law enforcement officers about the actions of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers and mercenaries. Thus, on March 29, the official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Svetlana Petrenko, reported the murder of a civilian resident of the village of Pogrebki in the Sudzhansky District by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. His body was found during an inspection of the house during the investigation of the terrorist attack. The next day, Petrenko also reported the discovery of new facts of looting and terrorist attacks committed by the Ukrainian military near Kursk. Among other things, they placed military equipment in private residential areas and deliberately set fire to the houses of local residents. Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking on March 19, emphasized that all Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, especially foreign mercenaries, who committed crimes against civilians while on Russian territory, are terrorists by law. The head of state demanded a thorough investigation of all the crimes they committed. More from regnum.ru The Investigative Committee has opened 175 cases against Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners for crimes in the Kursk region The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened 175 criminal cases against 290 captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for crimes in the Kursk region. This was reported on April 23 by the press service of the department. “175 criminal cases have been opened against 290 captured Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, of which 41 cases against 98 individuals have already been considered by the court,” the Investigative Committee said on its Telegram channel. According to the department, since the beginning of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' invasion of the region's territory in August 2024, 191 civilians from the Kursk region have fallen victim to Kyiv's aggression, and another 372 people have been injured, including 17 minors. More than 49,000 residents of the region have also been recognized as victims in criminal cases. In addition, as part of the investigation into the recruitment and participation of mercenaries in combat operations on the side of Ukrainian formations, criminal prosecution is being carried out against foreigners who are involved in crimes in the Kursk region. Among them are citizens of Paraguay, Denmark, Brazil, Malta, Peru and other countries. As reported by the Regnum news agency, Russian investigators are recording and investigating numerous crimes committed by Ukrainian units during the illegal invasion of the Kursk region. Civilians are telling law enforcement officers about the actions of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers and mercenaries. Thus, at the end of January 2025, investigators established the involvement of five Ukrainian servicemen from the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade in the murder of 22 civilians in the village of Russkoye Porechnoye. The militants admitted that from September 28 to November 24, 2024, they killed 11 men and three women there. In addition, they raped and committed violent sexual acts against eight women, who were also subsequently killed. In early March, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, said that over 3,300 mercenaries were fighting against Russia in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Later, President Vladimir Putin clarified that foreign mercenaries fighting in the special operation zone on the side of the Kiev regime are not subject to the Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. |
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