The "DNR court" sentenced Ukrainian POWs Yevhen Yermolenko, Dmytro Pavlovsky (pictured), and Eduard Petrov to long prison terms, while Oleksiy Kazymov received a life sentence. This was reported by russia's Investigative Committee on Telegram on October 23.
"By the court's decision, Pavlovsky and Petrov were each sentenced to 24 years in prison. Considering a previous ruling, Yermolenko was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment", - the message stated.
It was also reported that their commander, Oleksiy Kazymov, who had previously been sentenced to 17 years, was "...given a life sentence through a combination of verdicts".
All four soldiers were captured in Mariupol.