“Kommersant”: the court for the first time sentenced officers of the Russian Armed Forces who did not prevent an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow for the first time sentenced two officers who failed to prevent an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Russian territory. The hearing took place in a case of violation of combat duty rules when repelling a surprise attack. About it reports “Kommersant”.
Four
years in a maximum security colony
received by officers on charges of violating the rules of combat duty. They did not prevent an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on an ammunition depot in the Belgorod region
We are talking about shelling of a warehouse of equipment and ammunition near the village of Staraya Nelidovka in the Belgorod region. In April 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched an attack, presumably with Tochka-U missiles, from the Kharkov region. As a result, the military personnel suffered seven personnel losses and 43 were injured. Fifteen pieces of equipment were completely destroyed, about 30 were seriously damaged. The damage is estimated at 90 million rubles.
The case of Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Bondarev and Major Dmitry Dmitrakov was considered closed to the media; a total of six meetings have been held since August, including one of them on choosing a preventive measure in the form of arrest.
The court found the guilt proven, but did not apply to the defendants the full extent of the sanctions laid down in Article 340 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation under which they were accused.
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A Kommersant source said that the officers faced up to ten years in prison.
The defendants managed not only to avoid the maximum sentence, but also additional punishment in the form of deprivation of officer ranks
Bondarev and Dmitrakov served more than a year and a half of their sentence imposed by the court while under investigation. They may qualify for parole. Once released, the servicemen can return to the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces, the publication’s interlocutor admitted.
According to the lawyer of one of the defendants, the defendants do not admit their guilt and intend to appeal the verdict to the appellate instance.
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The officers’ case began to be considered in August; it became the first criminal trial of failure to prevent an attack on Russian territory.
On August 11, it became known that a court in Moscow would consider the first criminal case of violation of the rules of combat duty to repel a surprise attack on the territory.
Anatoly Bondarev and Dmitry Dmitrakov faced up to ten years in prison. According to the investigation, they were unable to prevent shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) of their unit in the area of the village of Staraya Nelidovka.
On August 31, it was reported that the Second Western District Military Court would begin hearing the case. The officers were charged with committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 340 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the rules of combat duty (combat service) to timely detect and repel a surprise attack on the Russian Federation or to ensure its security, if this act resulted in harm to the interests of the security of the state and grave consequences.” ).
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