Kramatorsk resident arrested and charged with treason after Russian strikes on the city

Twelve dead and sixty injured is the latest toll after the Russian missile which destroyed a restaurant in the center of the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk in the east of the country on Tuesday June 27. This Russian strike on a civilian target continues to arouse great emotion and indignation in Ukraine. A suspect has been arrested, accused of being an accomplice in this Russian air attack.

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What we know about this suspect is that he is a resident of the city of Kramatorsk, accused of having sent to Russian soldiers, a few hours before the airstrike, a video of the restaurant which was targeted and destroyed. A video that would have allowed the Russians to specify the coordinates of their fire, and therefore to specifically target this very popular pizzeria, frequented by Ukrainian soldiers of course but above all by civilians.

He faces 15 years in prison.

It was Volodymyr Zelensky himself who announced his arrest in his video message on Wednesday evening. “Anyone who helps Russian terrorists destroy lives deserves the maximum punishment.” says the Ukrainian president. “The Kramatorsk suspect will be prosecuted for state treason. He faces life imprisonment.”

In truth, Thursday morning the suspect was charged with treason, Ukrainian law provides for a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian justice must regularly rule on this type of collaboration, of people who provide the Russians with information to correct the accuracy of their missile fire.