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A day of defence for the “Azov” in Rostov-on-Don military court

The military court in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, continues to hold hearings in the largest war-related trial, opened in June and involving 22 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Last week, Justice Info attended a hearing where defence witnesses of the alleged members of “Azov” battalion, accused of terrorism and overthrowing the constitutional order in Donetsk, were given […]

By Maria Koroleva (our correspondent in Russia)

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