A Ukrainian man who collaborated with Russia and tortured civilians in the Kherson region has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The man "abused people and threatened to kill them", including shooting through the legs of hostages or next to their heads, Ukraine Security Service (SBU) said.
He also tried to extort confessions from them about their involvement in the resistance movement.
The convict is a former resident of occupied Zhdanivka in the eastern Donetsk region, who joined Russian occupiers in 2014.
SBU officers and Ukraine's special forces conducted a special operation in occupied territory to capture the man.
A court sentenced him to 12 years in prison for his actions during the Russian invasion, but as he was also previously convicted of treason he will spend 15 years behind bars in total.
