A soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of a civilian in Mariupol.
Quick Look
- The court sentenced serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine Alexander Yurchenko to 21 years in a maximum security colony.
- He was found guilty of killing a civilian in Mariupol in March 2022 due to ideological hostility.
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Why It Matters
The events took place in Mariupol in March 2022 during a period of active hostilities.
Ukrainian National Guard soldier Alexander Yurchenko was sentenced to 21 years in a maximum security colony in the case of the massacre of a civilian in Mariupol. The press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) reported this in its Telegram channel.
As the court found, in March 2022, the convict, holding the position of operator of the information collection and processing group of the technical intelligence equipment department of the 12th operational brigade, was at an observation position on Gravernaya Street.
He noticed a civilian who, as he believed, did not support the Ukrainian government in force at that time, which is why he decided to execute him. Yurchenko shot the man with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, following the order to forcibly retain power in the controlled territory.
The serviceman was tried under the article of reprisal out of political and ideological hatred and cruel treatment of the civilian population.
Open Questions
- Where exactly did the trial take place?
