Azovets complained about torture at the court in the Russian Federation – details of the case – World

Oleksandr Maksymchuk was sentenced to 20 years in a penal colony.

Ukrainian prisoner of war, defender of “Azovstal” Oleksandr Maksymchuk, who was found guilty of terrorist activities by the court in Rostov-on-Don, after the announcement of the verdict, said that he will not admit guilt and will file an appeal. The Ukrainian also spoke about the torture he was subjected to during almost 2.5 years of being in Russian captivity.

The recording of Maksymchuk's speech was published by the Russian publication Mediazon.

According to journalists, Oleksandr Maksymchuk was captured during the defense of Mariupol in May 2022. He survived a terrorist attack in the colony in Olenivka, and then he was in SIZO-2 in Taganrog until the spring of 2024. Then the prisoner of war was transported to Rostov-on-Don, where the Southern District Military Court began considering his case in the summer of this year.

In December, the court…