Finnish Prosecutors Charge Russian National with 2014 Ukraine War Crimes

Yan Petrovsky, linked to the Rusich paramilitary group, is accused of killing 22 Ukrainian soldiers.

Yan Petrovsky, also known as Voislav Torden, has been charged by Finnish authorities for war crimes committed in Ukraine's Luhansk region in 2014.
Petrovsky is alleged to have participated in acts that violated the laws of war, including the killing of 22 Ukrainian soldiers and the wounding of four others.
The suspect was arrested in Finland in July 2023 despite an EU-wide entry ban, due to his wife's student status in the country.
Finland's Supreme Court has ruled against extraditing Petrovsky to Ukraine, citing potential inhumane prison conditions.
Petrovsky is linked to the far-right Rusich group, associated with Russia's Wagner Group, and has been sanctioned by the EU for alleged terrorism crimes in Ukraine.