A case of “fakes” may have been opened against a Russian serviceman who confessed to killing civilians.

The Khabarovsk Garrison Military Court received a case against serviceman Daniil Frolkin under the article on the public dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian army, committed by a group of people for mercenary reasons (clauses “b”, “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Information about this OVD-Info on the court website.

was discovered Previously, a serviceman with the same name by journalist Ekaterina Fomina in the murders of civilians in Ukraine and other war crimes. The investigation, which recounted telephone conversations with Frolkin, was published on August 15. At the end of July, he left for the Khabarovsk Territory, where he submitted his resignation from service. It is unknown where Daniil Frolkin is now.

confessed Important stories According to Fomina, a soldier of the 64th motorized rifle brigade, Daniil Frolkin, told her that he took part in the execution of civilians on the orders of his superiors and looting. In March, he participated in searches of houses in the village of Andreevka, after which Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Prokurat ordered their residents to be “exploited.” On that day, Frolkin, by his own admission, shot and killed builder Ruslan Yaremchuk, and his colleagues shot two more civilians. Survivors of Andreevka identified Frolkin in photographs as one of the military men who bragged most about the murder.

Back on June 17, the Kiev-Svyatoshinsky District Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine suspected Frolkin under the article on “violation of the laws and customs of war” (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Under this article he faces life imprisonment.

announced “Important Stories” note that the name of the hero of their report coincides with the name on the card on the court’s website, down to the middle name. Journalists contacted Frolkin, but he did not respond to their messages and calls.

20:05 tried - Since February 24 - the first day of the “special operation” in Ukraine - residents of Russian cities have been going out to anti-war rallies every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 380 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. guide - Article 207.3 (Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into the Criminal Code in March 2022 - this is how the authorities responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that does not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under this article is 15 years in prison.

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