Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation reported in absentia about the suspicion of nine former servicemen of a group of anti-aircraft divisions of one of the military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who defected to the enemy after the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in 2014.

As noted in the department, among the suspects are the chief of staff, battery commander, deputy division commanders and other officers.. So, one of them, Denis Podobedov, now holds the position of deputy commander of an anti-aircraft missile regiment and leads the air defense of the invaders in Crimea.

“In addition to the fact that these ex-militaries contributed to the occupation of the peninsula, during the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, most of them continued to fight on the side of the enemy. But these crimes have no statute of limitations and all traitors to Ukraine will certainly be held accountable,” the SBI said..

Everyone was declared suspected of desertion and treason (h. 1 st. 408 and h. 1 st.

111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the articles provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 15 years with confiscation of property.

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It should be noted that the head of the occupation administration of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said that more than 1,200 " Aksyonov convinces that “almost every day” he is approached by “guys of all ages who want to take part in a special military operation”.