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Finland Appeals Court Cuts Torden’s Sentence to 12½ Years

9/1/2026

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Finland’s appeals court reduced Russian militant Voislav Torden’s life sentence to 12½ years.
The court said Torden fired a light machine gun in a September 5, 2014 ambush.
The ambush killed 22 Ukrainian soldiers and wounded four.
Convictions for shooting wounded soldiers and mutilation were overturned, lowering the term.
Convictions for publishing a dead soldier’s photo and propaganda about no prisoners were upheld.

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Finland’s appeals court reduced Russian militant Voislav Torden’s life sentence to 12½ years.
The court said Torden fired a light machine gun in a September 5, 2014 ambush.
The ambush killed 22 Ukrainian soldiers and wounded four.
Convictions for shooting wounded soldiers and mutilation were overturned, lowering the term.
Convictions for publishing a dead soldier’s photo and propaganda about no prisoners were upheld.