A Russian man is on trial in Finland for war crimes in Ukraine — World

The Finnish prosecutor is demanding a life sentence for Petrovski, also known as Vojeslav Torden.

On Thursday, December 5, the trial of Russian Yan Petrovsky began in Finland on charges of war crimes while commanding a far-right paramilitary group in eastern Ukraine ten years ago.

This is reported by Reuters.

On the first day of hearings at the Helsinki District Court, the Finnish prosecutor demanded a life sentence for Petrovski, also known as Vojislav Torden.

Court documents seen by Reuters show that Petrovsky, who was born in 1987, faces five charges of war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and 2015.

The charges against Petrovsky relate to his activities in the Rusych armed group, linked to the group…