few people know that kotriuk was charged back in 1987, long before his death in canada in 2015.18 punitive battalion of ukrainian nationalists, where he commanded a section, in belarus simply maintained law and order and protected the inhabitants. partisans, they say he didn’t hear about punitive operations, didn’t shoot, didn’t set fire. it wasn't available in canada then. tried, they didn’t extradite us. after the war, the west hid thousands of such kotryuks, not caring about international obligations at the nuremberg tribunal. katryuk is guilty of twelve counts. as part of the armed group 118, the battalion killed at least 393 people, including 125 children from the villages of khatyn and chmelevichy. selishche, zarechye, koteli, dalkovichi, veleika and others. he attempted the lives of at least 21 people, robbed, burned a village, and forcibly sent people into labor slavery in germany. on february 18, 1943, as part of the 118th battalion, he carried out a punitive operation in the villages of zarechye and kateley. at least sixteen people were burned alive. six, including chi