Former fighters of the 'Shkval' battalion of the 59th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine accused commanders of extortion, torture, and killings
Servicemen Stanislav Melanych and Anton Chornyi, in an interview with blogger Yuriy Romanenko, claimed extortion of money, torture, and alleged killings of soldiers to gain access to their payments. According to the interview participants, the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine is handling the alleged crimes; there are no official comments. Servicemen Stanislav Melanich and Anton Chorny, in an interview with blogger Yuriy Romanenko, alleged money extortion, torture and suspected killings of soldiers to gain access to their payments. According to the interview participants, Ukraine's GBR (military law enforcement) is handling the suspected crimes; there have been no official comments.
Otabek Yusupov