The Sviatoshyn District Court of Kyiv has delivered a verdict against Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Zolotiychuk, who went to serve in the Russian Armed Forces and fought against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region.
This is stated on the website of the Judicial Authority.
As the investigation established, in 2017 the man went to annexed Crimea, obtained Russian citizenship and in 2021 signed a contract with the Russian Armed Forces.
In February 2022 Zolotiychuk took direct part in the occupation of Ukrainian territory. In particular, as part of a military column of Russian troops he arrived in Kherson region, where he ensured the functioning of occupation units, transported ammunition, stood combat duties and carried out other tasks of a military nature.
During the investigation law enforcement established that in April–May 2022 Zolotiychuk communicated with relatives in Ukraine and in the Russian Federation and used a mobile phone whose location was recorded on the occupied territory of the Kherson region. Including in the areas of the settlements of Kizomys, Muzykivka, Naddnipryanske, Zelenivka, Ivanivka, as well as in the city of Kherson.
Having examined the evidence, the court in absentia found Volodymyr Zolotiychuk guilty of treason and aiding an aggressor state (part 1 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
He was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment with confiscation of all property.
It should be noted that, judging by Zolotiychuk’s posts on social networks, he finished service in the Russian army and returned to live in annexed Crimea. He currently resides in Simferopol.