Honoring memory of soldiers killed in Debaltseve battles

On Tuesday, February 16, Ukrainian politicians and Donbas war veterans in Kyiv honored the memory of those killed in the battles for the town of Debaltseve. They laid flowers at the Wall of Memory (the wall of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery) and took part in a memorial service at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral.

Debaltseve tragedy: UNIAN memo

During the hostilities near Debaltseve from January 21 to February 18, 2015, as many as 141 participants of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) were killed, 356 were wounded, 150 were captured and 11 missed in action.

Based on the results of the preliminary investigation, high-ranking officials of the Russian armed forces were served with charge papers under Part 3 of Article 110 (trespass against territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine) and Part 2 of Article 437 (planning, preparation and waging of an aggressive war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They directly carried out the leadership and coordination of hostilities against the ATO forces during this period. All of these Russian servicemen were put on the wanted list, and the court granted permission to arrest them. They face life imprisonment.

In February 2020, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine announced the process to identify all the persons involved in the Debaltseve tragedy continues.