The sentences were handed down against Leonid Glushchenko, Oleg Ponomarenko, Evgeniy Goryainov, Konstantin Oleynik, Vadim Tsolan, Sergei Shchepkiv, Nikolai Shcherbatov, Yan Sergienko, Ilya Voronovich and Artyom Filin, the Prosecutor General's Office reports.

As the Investigative Committee recalls, the crimes were committed from February 25 to March 19, 2022.

Earlier it was reported that in the DPR the Azov commander received 29 years in prison in absentia for shelling civilian targets.

* “Azov” is an organization recognized as terrorist by a decision of the Supreme Court of Russia dated August 2, 2022.