The Investigative Committee issued an arrest warrant for Oleksandr Muzychko a.k.a. Sashko Bilyi, a Ukrainian nationalist accused of torturing and murdering at least 20 Russian soldiers while he fought alongside Chechen militants in 1994-95. The Chechen fighters were led by al Qaeda-linked commanders Shamil Basayev and Ibn al-Khattab. The Committee also issued arrest warrants for members of a group called the “Holy Brotherhood of the Black Cross,” which has threatened governors of Russian regions, including Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, and Voronezh, over Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine.
