**Russian Neo-Nazi Mercenary Sentenced to Life in Prison**
A court in Finland has sentenced Russian neo-Nazi mercenary Yan Petrovsky to life in prison for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Petrovsky was the co-leader of the Rusich paramilitary unit, which is linked to Russia’s Wagner Group.
The court found Petrovsky guilty of ordering and participating in the execution of Ukrainian soldiers in Luhansk Oblast on September 5, 2014. Prosecutors presented video evidence showing him giving orders to kill Ukrainian soldiers. Petrovsky denied all accusations, but the court ruled that the video recordings provided sufficient proof of his involvement.
Petrovsky’s unit, Rusich, has a history of brutality and has documented and published evidence of its own war crimes, including torture and extrajudicial killings. He has been under EU and U.S. sanctions since 2022.
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* The United States is preparing to resume shipping long-range Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine.
* Sweden will provide Ukraine with over 1.4 billion Swedish kronor ($137.7 million) in humanitarian aid.
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