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Prosecutor General of Ukraine & nbsp; he explained why he did not make claims against the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in the case of the Ilovaiskaya tragedy. Putin has functional immunity and Russia's response to the International Court of Justice & nbsp; UN & nbsp; will not benefit & nbsp; Kiev, said the head of the department for the supervision of criminal proceedings in relation to crimes committed in the context of armed conflict by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Ruda.>
“ We are talking about international law, Rud said, in response to a question as to why Putin is not on the list of persons suspected of tragedy near Ilovaisk. p>
Rud said that Ukraine respects international law, which defines functional immunity for first-person states.
“ In the exercise of their powers, they cannot be held criminally liable & # 39; & # 39; , & ndash; said.
Recall that in August 2014 in the Donetsk region near Ilovaysk were surrounded by Ukrainian battalions. actions had serious consequences“. According to the General Prosecutor's Office, 366 soldiers died at the time, 429 were wounded and 300 were captured.