A court in Finland has arrested the leader of the «Rusich» neo-Nazi group, Jan Petrovskyy. He is accused of war crimes in Ukraine.
A district court in Helsinki has arrested one of the leaders of the neo-Nazi sabotage and assault intelligence group «Rusich», Jan Petrovskyy (Voislav Torden), on suspicion of committing terrorist crimes in Ukraine. This is reported by the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.
Petrovsky will be formally charged no later than May 31, 2024, specifies the agency Yle. He will be imprisoned during this time.
Ukraine accuses 36-year-old Petrovsky, known by his nickname «Slavyan», of crimes committed in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014-2015. The US imposed sanctions on Yan Petrovsky for «particular cruelty» during fighting in the Kharkiv region last year. By 2023,
Petrovsky’s wife received a study permit in Finland and he was allowed into the country as a family member and given a residence permit.
