The Ukrainians who fought on the side of the militants will judge in Chechnya

In Chechnya, the prosecutor's office opened a criminal case against mercenaries from Ukraine who participated in armed actions against the Russian federal forces, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation said.

"Based on the results of the audit on March 15, 2006, the prosecutor's office of the Chechen Republic opened a criminal case against Dmitry Korchinsky and other persons whose acts see the signs of a crime under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict or military operations)," the representative of the information and public relations of the General Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation told Interfax.

He noted that the criminal case was the result of verification of the facts of mercenaryism in 1996-2003 of citizens of Ukraine, "which are members of the so-called" Ukrainian National Assembly-Ukrainian National Defense "(UNA-UNSO)."

"As established by the investigation, among persons who are not citizens of the Russian Federation and did not live in Russia who participated in the armed conflict in the territory of the Chechen Republic, were Dmitry (Dmitro) Korchinsky, Anatoly Lupino, Shakhmud Kaykharov and several other persons," the agency’s interlocutor said.

At the same time, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, he commanded UNA-UNSO members during armed actions against the Russian federal forces, a certain mercenary known as Andrei. ”

According to the interlocutor of the agency, the investigation has data that the participation of these persons in hostilities was due to the receipt of material rewards.