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Beaten and threatened with execution: a Russian serviceman involved in the abuse of a Bucha resident has been identified
Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, a Russian serviceman has been notified of suspicion for allegedly abusing a local resident and threatening to execute him during the occupation of Bucha in March 2022, according to the investigation.
The suspect is the deputy commander of the gunner–operator of a combat vehicle of the 6-th assault landing company of the 2-th battalion tactical group of the 234-th assault landing regiment of the 76-th airborne assault division of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
According to the investigation, on 8 March 2022, Russian servicemen detained a local resident in Bucha. The man was forced to strip to the waist, tied to a column, and was beaten with hands, feet, and blunt objects on various parts of his body for 20–30 minutes.
The suspect joined the servicemen during the abuse. According to the investigation, he struck the victim in the face with the barrel of an automatic weapon.
After that, the Russian serviceman forcibly put the rifle barrel into the man’s mouth and threatened to shoot him.
He is accused of cruel treatment of the civilian population (part 1 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Procedural supervision is being carried out by prosecutors of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in the Context of Armed Conflict of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Law enforcement officers continue to identify Russian servicemen involved in crimes against the civilian population during the occupation of Bucha.
Telegram publication
