Russia opens criminal case against Ukrainian Defense Minister

Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and a number of senior military officials for illegal means of warfare in Donbass.

"The investigation has provided sufficient evidence that unlawful actions were committed against civilians at the orders of Ukraine's senior military leadership: Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak, Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko, former Commander of Land Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Anatoliy Pushnyakov, current Commander of Land Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sergei Popko, Commander of the National Guard Yuri Allerov," Sputnik cited the Committee as saying.