Ukrainian soldiers and militants who surrendered. Archival photoMOSCOW, Aug 9The timing of the tribunal over the Ukrainian military and militants will be determined after the completion of the comprehensive work of the investigators, Denis Pushilin, head of the DPR, said on Tuesday. and examining their positions, deployment points, and material evidence, a complete picture of what is happening is being formed … I won’t say for sure in terms, because it also depends on the investigators. As soon as the investigators give the go-ahead,» Pushilin said on the air of Soloviev LIVE.
The DPR said that the tribunal would take place after the full liberation of the republicPushilin had previously said that they would not delay the international tribunal for war criminals in the republic.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said earlier that Moscow is in favor of the broad participation of international organizations in the upcoming tribunal over Ukrainian militants. Russia launched a military operation in U Kraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. In particular, Volnovakha, a strategically important regional center south of Donetsk, and Mariupol, the largest city on the coast of the Sea of Azov, were liberated in the DPR. On July 3, with the capture of Lisichansk and the surrounding settlements, the entire territory of the LPR was liberated.
