- Title: Timeline: Russian court verdict due in trial of Ukrainian soldiers
- Date: 25th March 2025
- Summary: Heavily damaged buildings were seen on April 13 in the Left Bank district of Ukraine’s Mariupol just about one kilometre from the Azovstal steel mill where Ukrainian troops have been besieged by Russian forces. MARIUPOL, UKRAINE (APRIL 13, 2022) (REUTERS) RESIDENT WALKING PULLING BELONGINGS ON TROLLEY, DESTROYED BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND LOCAL RESIDENT, VALENTINA PLETNEVA
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- Keywords: Azovstal Illich Ilyich Mariupol Russian invasion Ukraine damage defence of Mariupol destroyed evacuation residential buildings steel plant war
- Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA00E161525032025RP1
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- Story Text: A Russian court in Rostov-on-Don is expected to give a verdict in a trial of Ukrainian military personnel, most of them belonging to the former Azov regiment that defended the port city of Mariupol in the months-long fierce battle against Russian forces in February to April 2022.
The 24 Ukrainian soldiers, including nine women, are accused of terrorist activity and participation in a terrorist organisation and could face up to 20 years in jail.
Russia started in February 2022 what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. The two sides have been battling ever since.
Russia says that it protects Russian-speaking people in Ukraine and that the West is using Ukraine to wage war against Russia.
That narrative is rejected by Kyiv and the West, which say Ukraine is fighting for survival against an imperial land grab by Russia.
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