A court in Ukraine has sentenced 15 separatist fighters from the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk to 15 years in prison on charges of high treason and collaboration. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said on December 15 that the men voluntarily joined the Russian armed forces on February 24 after Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. They all were captured in battle by Ukrainian troops in the last few months. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Ukraine Jails 15 Moscow-Backed Separatists
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