It is reported by RIA Novosti.

Kiselev explained that the captured mercenaries from Belarus face a life sentence for crimes committed on the territory of the republic.

“If it is established during the investigation that the captured mercenaries committed crimes in the DPR, then the cases can be combined and transferred there, and there the death penalty,” he said.

Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR announced the capture of Belarusian saboteurs who were planning a terrorist attack in Lisichansk.