The employees of the State Bureau of Investigation detained and delivered to Kyiv the commander of the 211th brigade

The employees of the State Bureau of Investigation detained and delivered to Kyiv the commander of the 211th brigade

Employees of the State Bureau of Investigations detained and charged the commander of the 211th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleh Poberezhnyuk, who failed to respond to the facts of abuse and torture of his subordinates.

This was reported by the press service of the SBI.

Investigators established that from at least February to July 2024, the brigade commander was aware of numerous facts of torture and other inhumane treatment of soldiers by an officer subordinate to him, but took no action and did not initiate proceedings to hold the officer accountable.

Senior Lieutenant (Vladyslav Pastukh - ed.), who, according to the investigation, beat and tortured subordinate servicemen, is the son of the chief of staff of this military unit and a close friend of the brigade commander. He was previously charged.

Currently, Poberezhnyuk has been notified of suspicion of military authority inaction committed under martial law or in a combat situation.

The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of seven to ten years.

On December 28, law enforcement officers conducted searches at the residence of the brigade commander. He was taken to Kyiv for a preventive measure selection.

The corresponding court appeal is planned for Monday, December 30.