Russia condemns members of the Azov regiment in Ukraine on charges of terrorism

On Wednesday, a Russian military court submitted long sentences to 12 members of the Azov regiment in Ukraine, which led to the defense of the city of Mariolbol in the first months of the war and appointed by a “terrorist organization” by Russia.

The Russian government media reported that the defendants, accused of “terrorist activity” and “seizing or retaining it violently”, was imprisoned between 13 and 23 years in prison.

Independent news media said that 11 other people have returned to Russia to Ukraine In the exchanges of prisoners He was also sentenced to the absence. Among them are nine women working as a hat in the army.

He said that the 12 members of AZOV, who participated in the court with shaved heads, would appeal the rulings and that some of them denied that any violations or said that the certificate they submitted had been obtained under coercion, which Reuters was unable to emphasize.

There was no immediate Ukrainian comment on the rulings. The human rights envoy in Ukraine, DMYTRO LUBINTS, condemned the procedures when they started in June 2023 as a “trick trick” “trick” that was held for “Russia” entertainment.

The Azov regiment, which was banned in Russia, was a special axis of Russian anger, which is often characterized by Moscow as a fanatic group for new Nazis who hate Russia.

Ukraine rejects Russia’s description of Azov as a terrorist organization. The regiment was established by a solid nationalist, Andrei Peelsky, but later separated from his policy.

Since 2014, it has been folded in the National Guard in Ukraine and Kiev says it has been repaired away from its radical national origins and is now non -political.

For many Ukrainians, AZOV fighters are heroes who came to the spirit of national resistance, and clinging to the devastating effects of Mariolol, as Russia surrounded the city of the port between February and May 2022.

Russia said that nearly 2,500 surrendered in the end, they got out of their shelter in a wide network of warehouses and tunnels at the bottom of the Azovstal steelworks in the city. At that time, the Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin had made them treated according to international standards.

The head of the Russian state investigation committee said earlier this month that the Russian courts have so far convicted 145 AZOV members.

A dispute over the implementation of the Black Sea deal

The United States said it had reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia To stop fighting in the Black Sea The attacks against energy targets stopped, as Washington agreed to pressure to lift some sanctions against Moscow.

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski called on the United States on Wednesday to more sanctions against Moscow, who said it is clear that he was not following a “real peace” after a night of Russian drone attacks that caused damage in several places.

Zelinski said that the ceasefire was immediately effective, but the Kremlin said that the Black Sea Conventions would not come into effect unless some Russian banks were linked to the international financial system. The Kremlin says he is already carrying out his stoppage on energy attacks.

Any of the Ukrainian data said that Russia attacked the energy infrastructure overnight, but Zelinski said that they contradict the spirit of peace talks.

Zelinski wrote on X.

Russia, which only destroyed drones, said it destroyed nine drones, including two over the Black Sea. Moscow said that Ukraine has tried to attack the gas storage facility in the Crimea, which is occupied by Russian and energy infrastructure in the Russian and Bricansk regions. No harm was reported.

There was no immediate response from Kyiv. The Ukrainian army reported 117 unmanned attacks, and local officials said that the city of Kreifi Rhee had been subjected to the largest drone attack since the full invasion of Russia in 2022.

Russian Night -Night Done attacks were a feature of life in Ukrainian cities for several months. So, the power outage has been lost, as the missiles have escaped the power network, although Russian attacks have recently targeted gas facilities. KYIV drones to hit Russian oil facilities.

While Russian exports of food and fertilizers are not subject to Western sanctions, Moscow said that the restrictions imposed on payments, logistics and insurance have reached a barrier in front of shipments.

Russia wants to re -connect its government agricultural bank Rosselkhozbank to the rapid international payment system. This may require other steps from European countries.

“As for the Black Marine Cereal Initiative, it can be activated after the implementation of a number of conditions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Moscow in 2023 Withdraw from the original dealAnd in which the United Nations and Turkey mediated in 2022, complaining that the obstacles suffering from food exports and fertilizers were not diluted as they promised under the conditions of this agreement.