Maystruk Ruslan Andreevich (Maystruk Ruslan Andriyovich)

In the occupied Luhansk region on April 5, 2022, after a shootout with Russian soldiers, 34-year-old Ukrainian citizen, senior soldier-driver of military unit A3814 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ruslan Maystruk was taken prisoner. The commander of the diving platoon, Lieutenant Roman Verkhoglyad, died during the battle that took place. Two days after his capture, a criminal case was opened against Maystruk for preparing to commit an explosion aimed at destroying a transportation infrastructure object in order to undermine the economic security and defense capability of the Luhansk People's Republic — under the Criminal Code of the LPR. It was also reported that a case was opened against Maistruk for preparation for the murder of two or more persons by a group of persons using a generally dangerous method, motivated by hatred or enmity - under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the Russian investigation, Maistryuk, on the orders of the Ukrainian command, planned to blow up a bridge across the Derkul River in the village of. The city of Belovodsk district at the moment of the movement of the column of Russian military equipment. Verkhoglyad and Maystruk brought 10 cumulative charges KZ-4 with 50 kg of explosives each to the checkpoint at the exit from the T-1314 highway to the settlement of Nozdrevka and planned to blow up the armored and reinforced concrete structures of the bridge, but the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine engaged in a shootout with the military of the Russian Federation, as a result of which the lieutenant was killed, and the soldier was taken prisoner. No later than September 8, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Lugansk People's Republic found Ruslan Maistryuk guilty and sentenced him to 7 years in a strict regime colony. There is no data on appealing the verdict.