Eleven traitors sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for fighting against Ukrainian forces

Eleven traitors who sided with the enemy and fought against Ukraine's Defense Forces in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have been sentenced by a court to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.

That is according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Ukrinform reports.

Ukrainian soldiers captured the militants during fierce battles on the Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Siversk fronts.

The investigation established that the convicted individuals were residents of territories in eastern Ukraine temporarily occupied by Russia who voluntarily joined the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.

Among them was a machine gunner from Russia's 125th Rifle Regiment who initially fired on Ukrainian positions in the Kherson region and later helped fortify enemy strongholds near the village of Ivanivka in the Donetsk region.

Another five served in the 5th Motor Rifle Brigade and units of the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, aiding the enemy in attempts to seize the town of Kurakhove, where they were eventually captured.

Three others joined Russia's 123rd Motor Rifle Brigade, where they built enemy firing positions at a captured oil refinery in Lysychansk, Luhansk region.

The last two were from the 85th and 7th Motor Rifle Brigades. One – a former prisoner – fought for the occupiers near Fedorivka, while the other took part in assaults on Ukrainian positions near Verkhniokamianske.

The court found them guilty under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 111 (high treason) and Part 7 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (collaboration).

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