US Charges 4 Pro-Russian Fighters With War Crimes Against American in Ukraine

Published on December 6, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice announced war crime charges on Dec. 6 against four “Russia-affiliated military personnel” who are alleged to have detained and tortured an American citizen in Ukraine. Federal prosecutors filed charges on Dec. 5 against Suren Seiranovich Mkrtchyan, Dmitry Budnik, Valerii LNU (last name unknown), and Nazar LNU. A federal criminal complaint identified the four defendants in either the Russian military or the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR); a breakaway eastern Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia amid its ongoing invasion of the country. Prosecutors described Mkrtchyan and Budnik as “commanding officers” in suspected Russian or DPR military units and described Valerii LNU and Nazar LNU as lower-ranking military personnel....

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