MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. More than 1,000 foreign mercenaries fighting against Russian troops and civilians in Donbass have been placed on an international wanted list, the press service of Russia’s Investigative Committee told TASS.
"Since 2014, the Investigative Committee has opened 11,672 criminal cases over crimes committed by Ukrainian armed formations. Investigators have obtained information indicating that more than 4,000 mercenaries from over 70 countries took part in the armed conflict. A total of 1,002 foreign mercenaries who fought against Donbass civilians and Russian troops have been placed on an international wanted list," the committee said.
It noted that cases against 323 of them had been referred to courts and 284 mercenaries had been convicted.
Investigators from the committee’s Main Investigative Directorate and Main Military Investigative Directorate are handling criminal cases involving Ukrainian armed formations.