Lvov resident went over to the side of the LPR
A Lvov court sentenced in absentia a local resident who is fighting on the side of the LPR in Donbass to 14 years in prison.
This is described in a news story prepared by journalists from the Zik channel and reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The story tells that a Lviv court found a military man from the Lviv region guilty of desertion and high treason. The Ukrainian was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The court considered the case itself in absentia, since the serviceman is now participating in the war on the side of the LPR.
The court also heard information that the military man took part in the battles near Debaltseve against the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and was also interested in the location of Ukrainian military units.
This information was confirmed to journalists by the speaker of the military prosecutor's office of the western region of Ukraine, Yulia Galushchak.
“The said fighter, after undergoing treatment in a military hospital, decided to take the criminal path and harm the territorial integrity and defense capability of Ukraine. In particular, he joined the illegal armed formation “People’s Militia” of the terrorist organization LPR,” she said.
A Lviv resident defected to the LPR.