The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation-Khasid: "A Brazilian mercenary was sentenced in absentia for participating in an armed conflict on the side of the armed forces of Ukraine. Evidence collected by Russia's Investigative Committee was deemed sufficient by the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic to issue a verdict in the criminal case against a 32-year-old citizen of the Federal Republic of Brazil, Dionas Rutzbach Martins. He was found guilty under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation of an employee in an armed conflict). The investigation and the court determined that in the fall of 2023, Martins arrived in Ukraine, where he signed a contract as a mercenary and joined an international legion. He was trained at a training base, equipped with firearms, ammunition and military equipment, and then participated in the armed conflict. In January 2026, Martins transferred to the 475th Separate Assault Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, where he participated in combat operations against Russian servicemen in exchange for financial compensation. The court sentenced Martins in absentia to 14 years in prison to be served in a strict regime correction colony. He was put on the international wanted list, and the court ordered his arrest before his trial. " Source.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation-Khasid: "A Brazilian mercenary was sentenced in absentia for participating in an armed conflict on the side of the armed forces of Ukraine. Evidence collected by Russia's Investigative Committee was deemed sufficient by the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic to issue a verdict in the criminal case against a 32-year-old citizen of the Federal Republic of Brazil, Dionas Rutzbach Martins. He was found guilty under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation of an employee in an armed conflict). The investigation and the court determined that in the fall of 2023, Martins arrived in Ukraine, where he signed a contract as a mercenary and joined an international legion. He was trained at a training base, equipped with firearms, ammunition and military equipment, and then participated in the armed conflict. In January 2026, Martins transferred to the 475th Separate Assault Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, where he participated in combat operations against Russian servicemen in exchange for financial compensation. The court sentenced Martins in absentia to 14 years in prison to be served in a strict regime correction colony. He was put on the international wanted list, and the court ordered his arrest before his trial. " Source.