MOSCOW, January 15 (RAPSI) – A court in the Lugansk Region of Ukraine has sentenced a Russian national to 13 years in prison with asset seizure for “participation in aggressive war against Ukraine”, RIA Novosti reports Friday.
The name of the convict is unknown.

The court found the Russian citizen guilty of entering “a temporary occupied territory ”, illegal weapon handling, creating a terrorist organization, conspiracy to commit crimes as well as planning and waging of “aggressive” war.

An armed conflict in the southeast of Ukraine began in April, when Kiev launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed federalization supporters in the region. The overall death toll now exceeds 9,000 people since mid-April last year, according to the latest UN report.

Moscow has repeatedly claimed that it has had absolutely no part in the events in southeastern Ukraine and does not supply the self-defense forces with military equipment and ammunition; that it is not a party to the domestic Ukrainian conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcoming the political and economic crisis.