Russia’s first criminal case against Ukraine’s force

Russia’s first criminal case against a member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, accused of forcibly seizing power and ill-treatment of civilians, went to court, the state TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said on the Telegram messaging platform in June that it had charged Senior Sergeant Anton Cherednik of the Marine Corps of Ukraine’s forces with the alleged crime of cruel treatment of civilian population.
The year-old Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers killed and many captured by both sides.
Both countries have denied targeting civilians in their military actions, but thousands of Ukrainians have died as a result of Russian shelling. Washington said that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity”, a charge that Russia denies.