A court in Poltava Oblast sentenced nine militants from a Donetsk-Oblast-based illicit formation to 15 years in prison for treason and participating in an illegal armed group.
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Nine militants were captured during hostilities in Kharkiv Oblast and sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court in Poltava Oblast.
The convicts were detained during the liberation of Kharkiv Oblast, joined an illicit formation at the start of the full-scale invasion, and performed combat engineering tasks for Russian forces.
The militants were arrested under articles regarding 'Treason' and 'Illicit formation of armed units'.
A court in Poltava Oblast sentenced nine Russian proxy militants from Donetsk Oblast to 15 years in prison.
The nine militants were captured during hostilities in Kharkiv Oblast.
9 militants of the so-called 'DPR' were sentenced to 15 years in prison by a court in the Poltava region for treason and participation in illegal armed groups.
The detainees were captured during the liberation of the Kharkiv region after joining illegal armed groups in the temporarily occupied Donetsk region.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:49.019Z
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