The security service has collected evidence on another Russian military man who participated in the shootings of captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the repeated invasion of the rashists into the Kharkiv region in 2024. Shortly after committing war crimes, the occupier himself was captured by the Defense Forces and is currently in custody.
This is 36-year-old Russian citizen Sergey Tuzhilov, an assault rifleman of the 69th motorized rifle division of the 6th army of the aggressor country. According to the case materials, the attacker has two convictions for robbery and drug trafficking.
As the investigation established, Tuzhilov participated in the battles near Vovchansk in June 2024. During the storming of a local factory, the rashist, together with an accomplice, shot three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who were captured.
It is documented that Tuzhilov personally shot a bound Ukrainian soldier in the back of the head with his service machine gun.
In addition, the attacker chose places to kill two more prisoners and guarded the “perimeter” during the shootings.
All three victims died on the spot as a result of gunfire from automatic weapons.
According to the investigation, before the shootings, the rashist tortured the prisoners by tying them to poles.
During new clashes, the Ukrainian defenders destroyed Tuzhilov’s unit, and he himself, as the only survivor, was taken prisoner.
In the course of investigative actions, law enforcement officers established all the circumstances of the crimes committed by the defendant and his accomplices.
Based on the collected evidence, SBU investigators informed Tuzhilov of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
▪️ Part 5 of Art. 27, Part 2 of Art. 28, Part 2 of Art. 438 (complicity in the cruel treatment of a prisoner of war, combined with premeditated murder);
▪️ Part 2 of Art. 28, Part 2 of Art. 438 (war crimes, combined with premeditated murder, committed by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy).
The perpetrator faces life imprisonment.
The complex measures were carried out by SBU officers in the Kharkiv region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor’s office.
and it’s been consistent with that Ukraine had to deal with a public health crisis related to not having enough therapists to help russian POWs navigate the trauma of receiving therapy and food instead of torture.