Members of the so-called "Tornado squadron" are suspected of looting, rape, torture, and murder. Alyona Mazurenko SUNDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2022, 12:39 PM. A woman told reporters that she had barely managed to save her 9-year-old daughter from the drunken Tornado fighters, who were about to rape the little girl. It is reported by "Strana.ua" with reference to the ex-People's Deputy of Ukraine Igor Mosiychuk. The victims included male and female rape victims who asked to remain anonymous. They repeatedly tried to storm the courthouse. Here are just some of the charges the Tornado fighters were tried on: There are no charges under the article murder among those listed. They promised to feed us three times a day and give us cigarettes. "The Blacks were fighters who were not formally recruited because they had criminal records; Freeman actively recruited them into the Tornado. The Protocol I described the events of 17-23 March 2015. But founder of the Tornado battalion Andriy Filonenko (below, left) and Serhiy Melnychuk, founder and former commander of the Aidar battalion, say Ukraine's elite are simply out to protect themselves. In the basement, the men were stripped naked, placed on a concrete floor, and doused with water. Moreover, one of the Tornado officers, threatening to kill the detainee, forced him to suck and lick a plastic pipe. According to the former MP Ihor Mosiychuk, Mujahid, who received a ten-year sentence, was released back in the summer of 2021. Between 17 and 23 March 2015, Tornado members systematically used the basement to beat male civilians. [25][26], On 10 November 2014 Stepan Poltorak, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, ordered territorial defence battalions to reorganize as motorized infantry battalions.[27][28]. Furthermore, I was forced to do humiliating chores every day, cleaning toilets, collecting cigarette butts, and so on. A veteran of the Ukrainian national guard's Azov Battalion conducts military exercises for civilians in Kyiv, Ukraine on January 30, 2022 [File: Gleb Garanich/Reuters] Published On 1 Mar 2022 1 . Members of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine's commissions and psychologists are working with the soldiers of the Tornado . After the beating, they dragged the man to the pit as he fainted several times. He would show this video to half the battalion. They pointed a machine gun at me and said they would shoot me", the victim said.In their conversation with the mother of the deceased Yurchenko, the battalion fighters in court behaved aggressively. "I have no desire to live. The wave of outrage over the crimes of the Tornado battalion was so strong that the Ukrainian law enforcement system, despite the constant cover-up of war criminals, was forced to react. Here, for example, a conversation:The voices of two of the Tornado battalion's most notorious criminals, Ruslan Onishchenko (codename Freeman) and Danil Lyashuk (codename "Mujahid"), are clearly distinguishable on the recording. Members of the Tornado battalion appeared in the Kyiv court. This perverted sadist, Mujahid, is currently at the front. Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainians with combat experience were released from detention and had all sanctions lifted. Many agreed and came.The battalion also had a category of "white" and "grey" fighters.The "Whites", fighters that were former police officers who were discharged or had not been re-certified in the summer of 2015 and came to serve in the battalion. In particular, Matios said, in the local school basement where they . Published June 22, 2015 at 1:56 pm. This ultra-nationalist group was formed in October 2014 as part of a Ukrainian Interior Ministry strategy. Nevertheless, the formation of the new national battalion was not kept secret.The public learned about the crimes of the Shakhtyorsk battalion almost straight away. This prompted bewilderment and outrage during the trial in the summer of 2015 among some of the authorities: how could it be that a special police unit had recruited criminals, and who could have allowed this to happen? Following the discontinuation of Special Operations Militia Battalion Shakhtarsk (which had been created at the initiative of the member of parliament Oleh Liashko and fought near Ilovaisk), Ministry of Interior detachment Saint . For instance, members of "tornado" battalion accused of kidnappings, tor-ture and rape, denied their responsibility, claiming that they had kept in the places of detention ("in basements") only the "separatists"3. There are reports that the former Tornado members have seized APCs and additional weapons from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and have started doing their usual business.The Tornado criminals are in no hurry to go to the front line. Nikita Kusta received a nine-year prison sentence and was stripped of his rank of junior sergeant. If they commit any crimes they will be persecuted and even dismantled as was the case with "Tornado" battalion. This is what Moskal said on 112 Ukraine TV at the time:By this point, the Tornado radicals became so convinced of their ability to operate with impunity that they proceeded to block rail freight traffic in the region. April 10, 2017 08:46 GMT. In the basement of the school 32 in the city of Pryvillia fighters of the 'Tornado' battalion 'Mojahed' and 'Bizon' tortured an unknown man with a stun gun. I do not know whether the military prosecutor's office knows this fact. Hed served time in prison twice and was a member of an organised crime group. Does Nol Le Grat still have a chance to return to the helm of the FFF? Already during the trial in the summer of 2015, some of the authorities were indignant and perplexed: how is it that criminals . According to its data, the former commander of the disbanded company of . The case, consisting of 80 volumes, was considered for almost two years with the participation of 111 witnesses and 13 victims. The criminals released under the emergency amnesty are now not just at large; they were given weapons. In one of their recently released videos, Daniil Lyashuk, a former militant of the Ukrainian battalion Tornado, nicknamed Mujahid, who had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison for war crimes in the Donbass, cheered his freedom and issued more threats against Russians. You can participate in the discussion within 24 hours after the publication of the article. If you joined the battalion, it was virtually impossible to leave. [4] These formations were subordinated to the Ministry of Defense. The detainees in my presence were forced to rape each other at gunpoint. After some time, they took him out of the basement ("the pit") and while he was in a sitting position, some unidentified individuals beat his legs and back with an iron pipe. DISCLOSURE: Sourced from Russian government funded media "Remembering the past to understand the present, a reminder from 2016 with some sick videos.so take care: Southfront: The Tornado battalion crimes case is a criminal case opened in connection with numerous grave crimes committed by the personnel of the Ukrainian volunteer battalion Tornado during the armed conflict in Donbas. The court ordered that all of them be charged 7,750 hryvnyas (about 263 USD) for court costs. Ukrainian military prosecutors, police, and residents allege that members of the Tornado battalion tasked with policing Pryvillia and nearby communities went rogue, committing violent crimes . At one point, the authorities threatened to send a thousand police officers to guard the courthouse during the trial against the Tornado fighters.As the trial proceeded, more and more details emerged about what was going on inside the Tornado battalion itself. Court and prosecutor's office staff members at one point began to walk into the trial with umbrellas. The volunteer battalion was formed in 2014, and recognized by the interior ministry, and fought in eastern Ukraine in the ongoing conflict against the separatist Donetsk and Lugansk regions. https://sputniknews.com/20220502/the-tornado-case-atrocities-and-sadism-among-ukrainian-nazi-police-battalions-1094944567.html, The Tornado Case: Atrocities and Sadism Among Ukrainian Nazi Police Battalions, "Tornado" is a national police battalion that was put on trial in Ukraine for numerous atrocities on Ukrainian territory. This is what Moskal said on 112 Ukraine TV at the time: Danil Lyashuk, known as Mujahid, a member of the Tornado national battalion in Stanitsa Luganskaya. Once again, let us turn to the information that a correspondent of Novaya Gazeta* was able to obtain from a former "Tornado" member: You could roughly divide the Tornado personnel into three groups. Court and prosecutor's office staff members at one point began to walk into the trial with umbrellas.Rallies of support for the Tornadoes were held outside the court building and supporters threatened to take the building by storm. The truth about their methods of "working with civilians" was too shocking to justify.When Did the Tornado Battalion Emerge, and Who Joined It?The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs established the Tornado battalion in September 2014 from the personnel of the Shakhtyorsk national battalion, who were disbanded due to allegations of looting and crimes against the population.This prompted bewilderment and outrage during the trial in the summer of 2015 among some of the authorities: how could it be that a special police unit had recruited criminals, and who could have allowed this to happen? Radical politicians, members of neo-Nazi movements and ATO veterans, who were convinced that the charges were fabricated, demanded an open trial. It is unknown what they really agreed upon with the Tornado fighters, but later Avakov said that the battalion obeyed his orders and respected discipline and order. "Mujahid (Danil Lyashuk), a supporter of the Islamic State (a terrorist organisation outlawed in Russia), according to Ukraine's Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios, was known for his exceptional cruelty:"Lyashuk committed with extreme cynicism and audacity, cruelty and ruthlessness the most brutal torture of the local population of Lugansk region, organised and directly participated in the rape of detainees whom he and other suspects abducted for profit.The case file contains correspondence, including photos** seized during the arrest from the phone of Tornado commander Onishchenko. And with Russian forces significantly tightening their siege of key Ukrainian cities in recent days, including concentrating about 21-22 battalion tactical groups around the capital Kyiv, it is . 32 volunteer territorial defence battalions were formed. Danil Lyashuk received ten years in prison. The court hearings were held behind closed doors, without public access.In one case of criminal activity, Tornado commander Ruslan Onishchenko forced his ward's girlfriend to masturbate him.Tornado fighters also set up a torture chamber in the basement of a school in Lysychansk where they raped and tortured locals, including minors and retired people regardless of their gender. Tens of thousands of people in Europe marched to protest against the Wests military aid to Ukraine. It shows his communication with Ukrainian volunteer Volodymyr Savanchuk and his wife Svetlana. He wrote out the roles and lines. He came up with a plot, such as Givi and Motorola, the separatist commanders, rape their boss, Alexander Zakharchenko. To prevent me from running away, they put metal handcuffs on my leg, which they attached to a 24 kg kettlebell. Who are Tornado troops? Translated by Ollie Richardson & Angelina Siardhttp://stalkerzone.org/victim-testimonies-against-ukrainian-tornado-battalion-eng-subs/Original video from: ht. If they got killed, the Tornado had nothing to do with it they were not officially listed, just like the Blacks. Reportedly, the commander and eight officers of Tornado battalion have been detained in Ukraine today. SHARES. Mujahid came up with the idea of shooting a movie in the basement involving prisoners, he called it just like that the cinema", says one of the battalion fighters, for whom the prosecutor's office has no questions and he was not prosecuted. Since the 2014 intervention in Ukraine by Russian forces and proxy forces (i.e. The next day, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov signed an order to disband the Tornado battalion.The Tornado members themselves did not accept this decision. "Mujahid (Danil Lyashuk), a supporter of the Islamic State (a terrorist organisation outlawed in Russia), according to Ukraine's Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios, was known for his exceptional cruelty: "Lyashuk committed with extreme cynicism and audacity, cruelty and ruthlessness the most brutal torture of the local population of Lugansk region, organised and directly participated in the rape of detainees whom he and other suspects abducted for profit. 22nd Territorial Defence Battalion "Kharkiv", General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 24th Territorial Defence Battalion "Aidar", 34th Territorial Defence Battalion "Batkivshchyna", 40th Territorial Defence Battalion "Kryvbas", 1st Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion, 2nd Independent Motorized Infantry Battalion, "Undeclared War: Putin's Covert Invasion of Eastern Ukraine", "Ukraine crisis: Why the U.S. isn't tougher on Russia", ">Territorial Defense Battalions (BTrO / BTD)", "Ukraine's volunteer battalions: The new model army", , , , , . In March 2014 acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov issued an order to create seven territorial defence battalions. They say they want to defend their freedom. The Tornado fighters came to this grandmother's house, pulled a new mattress right out from under her and left. They barricaded themselves in their base (the school premises), booby-trapped the approaches and said they were ready to use weapons in the event of an assault.The then Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoliy Matios commented situation:If this situation is not resolved today or tomorrow, it will be what it should be under the law. On February 23, the Russian defense ministry claimed that Ukrainian armed forces were planning a provocation against the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria "with the involvement of the nationalist Azov battalion." The ministry added that Ukraine plans to stage an attack by Russian forces in Transnistria as a "pretext to invade." By Interfax-Ukraine. Wounded Warriors Family Support Partners with Pathway Financial Education . Tornado's members were detained, placed in a pre-trial detention center. Despite the enormous amount of circumstantial evidence, it is very difficult to prove murder unless a body is found. They tried to make him confess to having detonated an explosion at a military checkpoint, which he did not do. The explanation is simple no bodies were found, and so far, all the victims have been reported missing. Many agreed and came. Moreover, according to the known information, there were fewer violations like this in "ideological" formations, such as Azov or the Ukrainian Right Sector Volunteer Corps, than in the "ordinary ones" (for example, the infamous battalion Tornado).It seems that the SBU (The Security Service of Ukraine) was the biggest human rights . In autumn 2014 most of the territorial defence battalions were reorganized as motorized infantry battalions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He was constantly on the phone, calling up those retired out of jail and persuading them to come to the battalion. The victims did not believe that the same authorities who had thrown them to the mercy of the Tornado fighters would give the battalion a fair trial: today they are behind bars and tomorrow they'll be free taking revenge on those who dared to testify against them (spoiler: indeed that is what happened the defendants were later released). They justified their rail terrorism by citing "the struggle against smuggling, corruption and illegal arms trade". The legal counsels and the Tornado members themselves used this catch. Veterans of the Azov Battalion, who took part in the war with Russia-backed separatists in the east of Ukraine, salute during a mass 'No Surrender' rally in Kyiv in March 2020 Sergei Supinsky . The Ukrainian president's decision to platform the far-right military force backfired dramatically in a country where memories of Golden Dawn are still fresh and the public are questioning the motives of those involved in geopolitical power play, says KEVIN OVENDEN. If we refused to work, they threatened to shoot us. The law enforcers did not dare to storm the building. Near Kiev detained "Mojahed" - the most bloodthirsty fighter units "Tornado". For example, a report by the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, a Ukrainian human rights organisation, and the Truth Hounds, another human rights organisation, describes an incident involving the abduction by Shakhtyorsk fighters of several residents of Marinka, who were first. The court ruled to commute the sentence by releasing him from prison and imposing a probation period of three years. 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