A former Donbas separatist leader, Vadim Pogodin has been arrested in Russian-occupied Crimea on an extradition request from Ukraine who accuses him of direct involvement in the torture and killing of 16-year-old pro-Ukrainian and football-loving Stepan Chubenko. The move is unprecedented, and has clearly worried many other militants, who fear they could be next.
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This combination of photos shows a former Donbas separatist leader, Vadim Pogodin (L) and Stepan Chubenko who was just 16.
