Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Semyon Semenchenko. File photoMOSCOW, June 21A court in Ukraine changed the measure of restraint for the former deputy, ex-commander of the Donbass battalion Semen Semenchenko, who is suspected of involvement in the creation of a private military company (PMC), from detention to round-the-clock house arrest, he can be sent to the war zone in Donbass , reports the Ukrainian Pravda publication. In July 2021, the Solomensky District Court of Kyiv sent Semenchenko to a pre-trial detention center. The ex-deputy is a suspect in the case of the creation of a private military company. According to the Security Service of Ukraine, its activities were aimed at preparing to commit serious crimes, including against the foundations of national security. In addition, he was suspected of organizing the shelling of the building of the 112 Ukraine TV channel from a grenade launcher in the summer of 2019.Atrocities and sadism of the Ukrainian national battalions: the case of «Tornado» «Tornado» is a national battalion that fell under the Ukrainian court for numerous atrocities on the territory of Ukraine. It was created from veterans of the ATO — the Shakhtersk national battalion, disbanded due to looting and war crimes. But he surpassed him in the enormity of his crimes. Sadists from this battalion were released from prisons in March and sent to the front. «The Kyiv Court of Appeal changed Semyon Semenchenko's preventive measure from detention to round-the-clock house arrest, the main intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense asked to release the commander of the Donbass battalion to defend Ukraine,» — According to the Ukrayinska Pravda website. Semenchenko became famous in 2014 because of his statements about the conflict in Donbass, which he recorded on video, hiding his face behind a mask. Later, he became a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada and ran for mayor of Krivoy Rog, but lost the election. In 2019, as a deputy from the Samopomich party, Semenchenko called on the Ukrainian authorities to «depopulate Donbas».»Scum» and «superfluous people»: what politicians of Ukraine said about the population of Donbass Did the Ukrainian political elites want peace and a civilized resolution of the conflict in Donbass, as they declared in interviews with Western media and at international forums? We can't get into their heads, but direct quotes can help deal with this dissociation. What did Ukrainian politicians say about the civilians of Donbass during the eight years of the war? In particular, the issue of the release of the ex-commander of the disbanded Ukrainian battalion «Tornado» Ruslan Onishchenko, known for numerous atrocities and murders in the Donbass, was considered. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
