Finnish court reduces Russian neo-Nazi Voislav Torden’s sentence in Ukraine war crimes case — 12.5 years instead of life
The Helsinki Court of Appeal has reduced the sentence of neo-Nazi Voislav Torden — formerly known as Yan Petrovsky, one of the commanders of the sabotage and assault reconnaissance group “Rusich,” in a war crimes case tied to the conflict in Ukraine, and ordered him to serve 12 and a half years in prison on three counts.
The Helsinki Court of Appeal has cut the sentence of neo-Nazi Voislav Torden, also known as Yan Petrovsky, from life in prison to 12.5 years in a war crimes case related to the conflict in Ukraine. Torden, who was the commander of the sabotage and assault reconnaissance group “Rusich,” was originally sentenced to life in prison by the Helsinki District Court in March 2025 for four of five war crimes charges tied to Rusich’s activities in eastern Ukraine in September 2014.
That time was reduced after the appeals court found insufficient evidence that Torden and two others had personally fired on wounded Ukrainian soldiers during an ambush. Torden is still found guilty of three counts of war crimes and denies involvement.
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