Czech tried over killings with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine

A Czech man is facing trial in Prague on suspicion of killing at least four Ukrainian government troops while serving as a sniper with pro-Russian separatists. Alojz Polák is accused of serving with military units of the Donetsk People’s Republic in Ukraine from 2016. He is being tried in absentia by the Prague Municipal Court and could face up to 26 years in prison if found guilty of taking part in a terrorist attack and being part of a terrorist group.