The judge appointed by the russian occupiers, who sentenced two captured Britons and a Moroccan to death, is in “critical condition” after an assassination attempt.
Source. Local media and Telegram channels.
Details. It is reported that Aleksandr Nikulin is “fighting for his life” in the temporarily occupied Vuhlehirsk, after receiving a bullet wound.
Police are still searching for the “attackers”, russian news agency TASS reports.
The Head of the DPR terrorist group Denis Pushilin says that the judge earlier “passed judgement on Nazi criminals”.
“An attempt on the life of the judge of the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic, Aleksandr Nikulin, was made with firearms,” he states.
“The Ukrainian regime continues to demonstrate its despicable terrorist methods. His condition is assessed by doctors as consistently severe.”
Nikulin was a member of the judicial commission that sentenced Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner to death. Two Britons were captured fighting for Ukraine, in September, however, they were released and returned home.