April 2022. Residents had been contacting the police and even other national battalions about the "lawlessness" and crimes of the Tornado fighters practically from the very start. This odious battalion became famous for kidnapping and holding civilians in their own prison, torturing them and . [5] The best known volunteer groups are Self-defence of Maidan, which has its own warehouses in Melitopol, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv, and Army SOS, an initiative of former Euromaidan activists. The Kiev government released the sadists from this battalion in March and sent them to the front. "I had to take a morally difficult decision: under martial law, combatants - Ukrainians with real combat experience - will be released from detention and will be able to redeem themselves", Zelensky said in a video message posted on Telegram. Do you think I am lying? Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainians with combat experience were released from detention and had all sanctions lifted. After the beating, they dragged the man to the pit as he fainted several times. As the trial proceeded, more and more details emerged about what was going on inside the Tornado battalion itself. By August 2014 over 5,600 volunteers had joined defence battalions across Ukraine and about 7,000 volunteers had joined by the end of September.[22][23]. If they were caught, all hell broke loose on the ground: the deserters were sometimes tortured for weeks. Among other things, three of the defendants were charged with committing crimes under Part 3 of Article 153 of the Criminal Code (sexual indulgence in perverse forms committed repeatedly or by a group of persons). They were simply abducted, used as slaves, abused, and some were killed, the newspaper quoted former Tornado fighters and testimony from civilians:Sometimes we were more afraid of them than the shelling. Volunteers provide things like: hygiene items, food, sleeping bags, night vision goggles and multicopters (for use as drones).[5]. The Ukrainian President published a photograph on his social media channels showing one of his security escorts bearing a patch referencing the personal bodyguard unit of Adolf Hitler. In mid-June, Ukrainian officials decided to disband one of these volunteer battalions. It should be recalled that the victims and survivors of the crimes, first and foremost, the raped men, asked for a closed trial.At one point, the campaign to protect these Heroes of ATO in the press and on social media gained such momentum that Chief Military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoliy Matios decided to reveal the atrocities of the Tornado fighters live on 112 Ukraine TV.The Protocol I described the events of 17-23 March 2015.From around 17.03.2015 to 23.03.2015, members of the Tornado battalion, I am sure of it, regularly brought various men to the basement, who were systematically beaten. The court hearings were held behind closed doors, without public access. 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. 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. Meet Ukraine's "Tornado Battalion" Who filmed themselves raping BABIES in front of their mothers! Without my son. Alyona Mazurenko SUNDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2022, 12:39 PM. He would show this video to half the battalion. Nevertheless, From an article published by Novaya Gazeta*, a former Tornado fighter's story about Mujahid: He was the one who came up with the idea of scripting role-playing scenarios of same-sex torture-rape. were mentioned, indicating that the TDF has likely expanded far past the initially planned size. In addition, he was in the basement in darkness and could not observe the change of day and night.An eyewitness to the detention of the elderly man in the basement was Ms H., the business manager of the Stanitsa Luganskaya settlement council, who was held in the same room for several hours, together with the detainee, and accidentally witnessed his ill-treatment.Later, SBU officers deceived Mr M. by promising to exchange him for the UAF fighters who were being held captive by illegal armed groups, and forced him to testify about his involvement in terrorist activities. The ships of the "Karakurt" and "Buyan-M" projects with "Caliber" went to the exercises in the Baltic Sea, The weather on Tuesday: cold, lightly snowy in the southeast, and rainy in Corsica, The lawyer's concern: The verdict could lead to fewer reports, What is the fate of Zelensky after the end of the war? Some members of the group were given sentences ranging from 7 to 12 years. Rallies of support for the Tornadoes were held outside the court building and supporters threatened to take the building by storm. "A dozen fighters stole a young girl and raped her for 10 days until the child died. Afterwards, by rotating the metal handle of the telephone, bare wires were pressed against various parts of the body. Danil Lyashuk received ten years in prison. "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 battalions were established in mid-2014, during the early stages of the war in Donbas, to combat the pro-Russian separatists[1][2][3] and the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic, Luhansk People's Republic, and the United Armed Forces of Novorossiya. And then he filmed this video. "Rape, Torture, Robbery: Victim Testimonies Against Ukrainian Tornado Battalion (ENG SUBS)." Zone (blog), March 9, 2022. https://www.stalkerzone.org . By Interfax-Ukraine. They justified their rail terrorism by citing "the struggle against smuggling, corruption and illegal arms trade". The neighbour found her the next morning behind the bed, the granny was dead. It was not until 20 February 2015 that the detainee was transferred, as specified in the investigating judge's ruling, to his lawful place of detention - the Starobelsk pre-trial detention facilities where upon admission he was found to have sustained injuries inflicted on the day of his detention, on 10 February 2015, and marks which remained 10 days after his detention. The victims included male and female rape victims who asked to remain anonymous. Territorial defence battalions (Ukrainian: , romanized:Bataliony terytorialnoi oborony) were volunteer military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the auspices of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence in 20142015. Tornado's members were detained, placed in a pre-trial detention center. Onishchenko was taken into custody for 11 years, another 11 fighters - for terms ranging from 5-10 years. In addition, he was in the basement in darkness and could not observe the change of day and night. The correspondence is stacked with a large number of relevant photographs.Volodymyr Savanchuk, a volunteer, is now also on trial. note Sputnik).What Exactly Were the Tornado Fighters Accused of?The national battalion was stationed in the part of the Lugansk region which was under Ukrainian control (not to be confused with the LPR - Sputnik). Tornado battalion (which actually was only a company) was created in 2014 in Zaporizhia and came under command of the Ministry of Interior.. Members of Ukraine's . Ukrainian law enforcement officers would be able to correctly qualify crimes committed . After the beating, they dragged the man to the pit as he fainted several times. The battalions receive basic resources and weapons from the Interior Ministry or the Ministry of Defence. At about 0430 on the morning of 11 July, a column of battalions from the Ukrainian 24th and 72nd Mechanized Brigades and 79th Airmobile Brigade was struck with an intense artillery barrage near Zelenopillya. "He forced me to share a room with him. "The Blacks were fighters who were not formally recruited because they had criminal records; Freeman actively recruited them into the Tornado. Here is a video of the 'lineup' that Onishchenko, a battalion commander and repeated criminal, held for those who were disillusioned and wanted to leave the Tornado. It shows his communication with Ukrainian volunteer Volodymyr Savanchuk and his wife Svetlana. The said events and torture were recorded by Tornado members on mobile phones. Including those known for their particular cruelty, penchant for sadism, paedophilia, incest and other monstrous pathologies. The victims included male and female rape victims who asked to remain anonymous. Both agreed that a public trial was needed. If they were caught, all hell broke loose on the ground: the deserters were sometimes tortured for weeks. Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested Tornado commander Ruslan Onischenko and seven other fighters from the battalion and charged them of conducting violent crimes in Lugansk Region. If you joined the battalion, it was virtually impossible to leave. When the stun guns discharged, they told me and one other person to stand up. In other words, the regional authorities asked Kiev to disarm those who were sent to protect civilians. 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. However, the Ukrainian government was in for a surprise when it realized it did not have the authority to control these battalions after all. the conflict area in eastern Ukraine, among Ukrainian armed forces, civilians and members of the armed groups. The battalion also had a category of "white" and "grey" fighters. The yelling, public threats and humiliation paralyzed the fighters. 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They immediately received an assault rifle and were trained by more experienced fighters. KUPIANSK, Ukraine (AP) A tank carrying Ukrainian infantry speeds toward a target position marked with a metal sheet. The neighbour found her the next morning behind the bed, the granny was dead. Then, according to the reports, they were held for some time with plastic bags over their heads, subjected to beatings and forced to do hard, dirty work.Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov personally disbanded Shakhtyorsk. Tens of thousands of people in Europe marched to protest against the Wests military aid to Ukraine. It is reported by "Strana.ua" with reference to the ex-People's Deputy of Ukraine Igor Mosiychuk. 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. The 19th Territorial Defence Battalion was created in, The 21st Territorial Defence Battalion was created in, 22 July 2014 Ukraine began third stage of mobilisation, The 37th Territorial Defence Battalion was formed between 29 August 2014, The 41st Territorial Defence Battalion was formed in, 1st Territorial Defence Battalion Volyn (, 3rd Territorial Defence Battalion "Volya" (, 4th Territorial Defence Battalion disbanded "Zakarpattia" (, 41st Territorial Defence Battalion disbanded "Chernihiv-2" (, 43rd Territorial Defence Battalion "Patriot" (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 19:43. Atrocities committed by the nationalist volunteer battalions during the Ukrainian conflicts have been well-documented by international human rights groups and . The Ukrainian military revolted after they had learnt that Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov was planning to disband the Tornado battalion KIEV, June 18 /TASS/. Radical politicians, members of neo-Nazi movements and ATO veterans, who were convinced that the charges were fabricated, demanded an open trial. After the lineup, not on camera, they could receive a beating. 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.What Criminal Charges Did the Tornado Fighters Face?Here are just some of the charges the Tornado fighters were tried on:There are no charges under the article murder among those listed. If they got killed, the Tornado had nothing to do with it they were not officially listed, just like the Blacks. 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", , , , , . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Among the released former fighters of the punitive battalion is Danil Lyashuk, known by his moniker "Mujahid". Including those known for their particular cruelty, penchant for sadism, paedophilia, incest and other monstrous pathologies. The court ordered that all of them be charged 7,750 hryvnyas (about 263 USD) for court costs. The explanation is simple no bodies were found, and so far, all the victims have been reported missing. However, neither the names of the generals who smuggled weapons into the LPR and DPR, nor any evidence were provided by the Tornado members, either during the trial or afterwards. The ex-commander of the Ukrainian nationalist battalion "Tornado" Ruslan Onishchenko was released from prison - he spent seven years out of 11 in prison. The SNA and the Patriot of Ukraine, together with Svoboda and . On one day, another detainee and I were forced, under threat of murder, to rape a third detainee who was stripped naked and tied to a support. He also liked to paint swastikas and pagan symbols on the walls and talk about white supremacy. But Tornado outdid the latter in the heinousness of its crimes. The Tornado fighters came to this grandmother's house, pulled a new mattress right out from under her and left. All in all, I was kept in the basement for 17 days.. 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( ) . Ukraine also lost control of the UkrainianRussian border and this allowed a large inflow of insurgents and military supplies from Russia. Robot. 34,709 Followers Follow. It was formed from Anti-Terrorist Operation veterans, a "Shakhtyorsk" police special unit, that was disbanded due to looting and war crimes. #Russia #Ukraine : Daniil Dashuk from #Belarus (ex-#Tornado Battalion member) released a new video.He can be seen with an AK-74 rifle (equipped . There would be no life without torture. In turn, the men accused the Luhansk Oblast police chief Anatoly Naumenko (an authority in the Kiev controlled part of Luhansk) of running a protection racket for smuggling cast iron from rebel occupied territory . Most of the citizens who experienced the so-called "mop-up" refused to describe their stories in writing, fearing for their safety. 12:04 19.06.2015(updated 12:26 19.06.2015) A drone was used to prevent any massive military actions and to . The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine formed the Tornado battalion in September 2014 on the basis of the personnel of the Shakhtersk national battalion disbanded due to looting and crimes against the population. In a key test of Ukraine's justice system, a Kiev court in April imprisoned former members of the disbanded, pro-Ukrainian "Tornado battalion" for torturing and sexually assaulting civilians in . Photo by Alexander Rychkov Shevchenkivsky District Court of Kyiv has released from custody two former fighters of the Tornado Interior Ministry battalion Mykyta Kust and Maksym Hliebov, both of whom have been placed under . On top of these acts of cruelty, Tornado battalion members have boasted of extreme sexual violence, including the rape of small children.It was the unit's penchant for perversion that likely prompted the June 2015 Interior Ministry order to disband them.. They tied him to a support (a sports tool), beat him with their hands and feet and with a plastic rod, poured water on him and tortured him with electric shocks, made him dance naked and sing songs to them, do push-ups off the floor and squat with a 24 kg yellow kettlebell. The Russian Communist Party pushed to label the battalions as terrorist organizations, even though they are directly subordinate to the Government of Ukraine and are legal government agencies of Ukraine. During . 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? Members of the Tornado battalion appeared in the Kyiv court. However, it was decided that the trials would be held behind closed doors. Does Nol Le Grat still have a chance to return to the helm of the FFF? It was originally created for prevention of criminal encroachment and defence of civil order on 15 April 2014, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The legal counsels and the Tornado members themselves used this catch.The case itself was reported to consist of 86 volumes.Witness TestimonyAs stated earlier, the court was under enormous pressure. Ukrainian Minister of Interior Avakov visits patrol police training center in Lvov. Those caught would be returned to the Tornado, where the same pattern of beatings and torture would be repeated.Some of the Tornado men have personally confessed to having a tendency towards sadism, a predilection for torture. In 2022 the Territorial Defense Forces were created as a successor of the old territorial defense battalions. However, they never rushed there, preferring to engage in torture, provocation, mockery and robbery behind the lines. Court and prosecutor's office staff members at one point began to walk into the trial with umbrellas. During the fight against the "separatists", almost every resident of the settlement went through the illegal detention facilities organised by the Tornado battalion members.On 10 February 2015, fighters from the Tornado battalion and the Chernigov special police battalion led by SBU officers detained a pensioner M, who lived in the so-called LPR-controlled territory, at a checkpoint in Stanitsa Luganskaya settlement, Lugansk region. That is wrong".In response, one of the defendants started shouting: "Why are you so melodramatic? Two Tornado members recorded the process I mentioned on mobile phones". the insignia of the notorious rapists and murderers of the "Tornado" battalion. Alexander Savitsky. Tornado battalion soldiers to be redeployed. [3] It is unclear whether those airborne troops attempted an airdrop or air assault or drove down, possibly with the long convoy previously reported. In the summer of 2015, Ukraine witnessed a scandal over the Tornado battalion men whod only recently been hailed as. In particular, Matios said, in the local school basement where they . It was formed from Anti-Terrorist Operation veterans, a "Shakhtyorsk" police special unit, that was disbanded due to looting and war crimes. The national battalion was stationed in the part of the Lugansk region which was under Ukrainian control (not to be confused with the LPR - Sputnik). Former prisoners told how in 2014 opponents of the Kyiv regime were kept and tortured at this base. #Ukraine: Today Ruslan Onishchenko, the commander of the Neo-Nazi Tornado battalion, was released from prison by the Zelensky regime, alongside thousands of other criminals.Onishchenko was previously condemned to 10 years imprisonment for rape, torture and murder of civilians. 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