Police uncover war crimes committed by "LPR" fighters in Dvorichna and Mytrofanivka in Kharkiv region

Police officers have uncovered war crimes committed by fighters of the illegal "Luhansk People's Republic" formation who robbed agricultural enterprises in the Kharkiv region, namely in Mytrofanivka and Dvorichna.

This was reported by the National Police of Ukraine, according to Ukrinform.

"In May-June 2022, in the settlements of Mytrofanivka and Dvorichna, the occupiers systematically threatened agricultural workers with weapons and seized the property of these companies, including company vehicles. Three servicemen aged 35, 45, and 55 are involved in the crime: a company commander, a grenadier, and a rifleman from one of the units of the so-called “LNR,” the National Police said.

According to the investigation, the suspects seized Renault Dokker, VAZ-21214, and Chevrolet Niva vehicles belonging to three Ukrainian agricultural enterprises.

According to the expert assessment, the enterprises suffered material damage amounting to more than 540,000 hryvnias.

Therefore, investigators, with the operational support of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region and under the procedural guidance of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, notified these persons in absentia of their suspicion under Part 2 of Article 28 and Part 1 of Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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As reported by Ukrinform, law enforcement officers suspect members of the “LPR” of removing looted grain and property worth more than 117 million hryvnias from the Kharkiv region.