{"id":106570,"date":"2026-03-17T06:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/nine-russian-soldiers-on-the-eu-sanctions-list-for-crimes-in-bucea\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T06:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T04:13:24","slug":"nine-russian-soldiers-on-the-eu-sanctions-list-for-crimes-in-bucea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/nine-russian-soldiers-on-the-eu-sanctions-list-for-crimes-in-bucea\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Russian soldiers, on the EU sanctions list for crimes in Bucea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"327\"><strong>The European Union has added to the sanctions list nine Russian military officers, believed to be involved in the killing of Ukrainian civilians in the town of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bucha<\/span><\/span>. The decision was made by the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Union<\/span><\/span> within the sanctions regime related to the war in Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"653\">The sanctions list includes the former commander of the troops from the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Eastern Military District of Russia<\/span><\/span>, Colonel-General <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Aleksandr Ciaiko<\/span><\/span>, as well as Major Generals <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vadim Pankov<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vladimir Seliverstov<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sergei Ciubarikin<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"975\">Also, the sanctions target Colonels <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Aleksei Tolmacev<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Andrei Kondrov<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Artem Gorodilov<\/span><\/span>, Lieutenant Colonel <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Denis Suvorov<\/span><\/span> and the paratrooper from Pskov <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Viktor Filonov<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1325\">In justification of the decision, it is stated that they &#8220;commanded military units during the period when hundreds of civilians were killed, in some cases as a result of brutal executions&#8221;. According to the European Union, the troops under their command would have also been involved in looting, tortures, and forcing civilians to collect the bodies of killed Russian soldiers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1526\">According to the authorities in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ukraine<\/span><\/span>, during the Russian occupation, which lasted until March 31, 2022, 554 civilians were killed in the urban community of Bucha.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1695\">Russian authorities have repeatedly claimed that the photos of the victims&#8217; bodies \u2014 many of them with their hands tied behind their backs \u2014 were a &#8220;staging&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1695\">Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/03\/16\/esvvel-sanktsii-protiv-devyati-rossiiskih-voennih-zareznyu-vbuche-a189846\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union has added to the sanctions list nine Russian military officers, believed to be involved in the killing of Ukrainian civilians in the town of Bucha. 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