Russia has jailed more than 200 captured Ukrainian fighters so far - Lavrov

FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum in Marrakech, Morocco, December 20, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Russian courts have sentenced more than 200 Ukrainian fighters to prison terms since Moscow started its military operation in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the state RIA news agency published on Sunday.

"The courts of the Russian Federation have already sentenced more than 200 representatives of Ukrainian armed formations to long terms of imprisonment for committing atrocities," Lavrov told RIA.