Czech Soldier Given Prison Term Over Looting In Ukraine's Irpin, Bucha
www.rferl.org
A court in Prague sentenced Czech citizen Filip Siman to seven years in prison for looting during military unrest in the suburbs of Kyiv in April 2022 following the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    • sunzu@kbin.run
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      3 months ago

      Headline doesn’t make sense but ain’t this is us propaganda source tho?

      I am confused how a Czech was in irpin on russain side lol

      • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        I am confused how a Czech was in irpin on russain side lol

        He wasn’t, it’s even in the article

        Siman, 27, is a former soldier in the Czech Army who fought in Ukraine’s 49th Assault Battalion, Carpathian Sich. In April 2022, he took part in the cleanup of Irpin and Bucha after the retreat of Russian forces.

        Note the “cleaup of Irpin and Bucha” part, which he also elaborated (look at link in my other comment in this thread) as being part of the death squad “We were the police, we were the judge, we were in charge of the firing squad”, but this part where he admit Bucha massacre was done by Ukraine is omitted in this article, and of course in true spirit of Al Capone he’s not judged for that.

        • welldraught@lemmy.ml
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          3 months ago

          I have read your source, but I can’t find the information linking him precisely to Bucha killings. For all we know he could have illegaly executed captured russian soldiers. Note I am not trying to defend ukraine, I just see no connection. Can you please explain what exactly links his statement to thr Bucha massacre.