Russian soldier who poured fuel on and threatened to set fire to a resident of Snihurivka district was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison

Awarded the Order of Courage for his participation in the SVO Maxim Uvarov, photo: Evocation

The court found guilty Russian Lieutenant Colonel Maksim Uvarov, who abused civilians during the occupation of Snihurivka district, forcing them to cooperate. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia.

This was reported by the prosecutor 's office and police of Mykolaiv region.

It is noted that in May 2022, in the occupied village of Snihurivka community, Bashtanka district, the convict, together with other Russian servicemen, abducted a 52-year-old local woman to find out about local men from the Armed Forces.

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«The occupiers intimidated the woman, blindfolded her and forced her to walk «through the mined» territory. They poured petrol on her and threatened to set her on fire. After that, the victim was imprisoned in the premises of the local police station, which had been transformed into an illegal place of detention for civilians», the statement said.

The case was heard in the framework of a special pre-trial investigation. The Russian lieutenant colonel was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The sentence has not yet entered into force.

We would like to remind you that his identity was identified in November last year. It should be noted that in 2022, Maksim Uvarov was awarded the Order of Courage for his participation in the «of the Allied Forces».

We would also like to remind you that the resident of Snihurivka in Mykolaiv region, who has been fighting as part of the reconnaissance battalion «Sparta» under the command of Arsen Pavlov-«Motorola» since 2014, took part in the occupation of his hometown. The court sentenced him to 15 years in absentia.