Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office served a notice of suspicion to Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group PMC, charging him with encroaching on Ukraine's territorial integrity and waging a war of aggression under Articles 110.3, 28.2, and 437.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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The head of the Wagner PMC is charged with encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine and waging a war of aggression (Art. 110.3, Art. 28.2, Art. 437.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Prigozhin was empowered to recruit, train and manage his subordinates for further use in combat operations on the territory of Ukraine.
The head of the Wagner PMC is directly responsible for thousands of war crimes.
Ordinary Wagnerites, even those who fled abroad, will not escape responsibility.
Prosecutors have already interrogated two fighters who are in the EU.
The investigation into the involvement of another PMC member in war crimes, who is in Norway, is also underway.
Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin issued a suspicion notice against Yevgeny Prigozhin for direct responsibility for thousands of war crimes.
Prigozhin is accused of encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.
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