"The supreme courts of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics issued sentences in three criminal cases against Ukrainian citizens Viktor Pokhozey, Maksym Butkevych and Vladislav Shel," Russia's Investigative Committee said in a statement.
"All of them were found guilty of mistreating the civilian population and using prohibited methods in an armed conflict," the statement added. Butkevych joined the Ukrainian army in March, shortly after Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine.
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