Finnish Prosecutor Charges Russian Ultranationalist Leader With War Crimes

Russian to face trial in Finland accused of war crimes in Ukraine in 2014

A Russian man is to stand trial in Finland charged with having committed war crimes in Ukraine in 2014, Finland's National Prosecution Authority said on Thursday.

Finland charges Russian paramilitary commander with war crimes against Ukrainian soldiers

The Finnish Prosecutor’s Office has formally charged Russian neo-Nazi and Rusich Group paramilitary unit commander Yan “Slavyan” Petrovsky with five war crimes allegedly committed in the fall of 2014 while fighting alongside Russian proxy forces in Donetsk and Luhansk. Finnish officials say Petrovsky (legal name: Voislav Torden) and his comrades were involved in the killing of 22 Ukrainian soldiers and wounding of another four. The case marks th…

Finnish Prosecutor Charges Russian Ultranationalist Leader With War Crimes

The Finnish Prosecutor-General's Office has charged Voislav Torden, also known as Yan Petrovsky, a Russian ultranationalist and former commander of the Rusich sabotage group, with war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014.

Finland Charges Russian Nationalist Fighter With War Crimes Allegedly Committed in Ukraine

Finnish prosecutors on Thursday pressed charges against Russian nationalist fighter Vojislav Torden, accusing him of having committed war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Torden, formerly known as Yan Petrovsky, was detained at Helsinki Airport in July 2023 on suspicion of committing terror crimes in Ukraine.

Finland charges a combatant with war crimes allegedly committed in 2014 in Ukraine

Prosecutors in Finland have filed charges over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine

Finland Charges Russian Neo-Nazi Yan Petrovsky With War Crimes Committed in Ukraine

In Finland, Russian neo-Nazi from the "Rusich" group, Yan Petrovsky, has been charged with five war crimes committed in Ukraine. This was reported by Yle. Deputy Attorney General Jukka Rappe has charged Yan Petrovsky (also known as Voislav Torden) with five war crimes committed in the fall of 2014. The charges relate to the suspect’s activities as part of a unit called "Rusich,"  which fought in eastern Ukraine starting in 2014. Petrovsky is acc…