# Ukraine charges five Russian archaeologists with war crimes over excavations in occupied Crimea

https://mins.news/en/item/99837

- Meduza, 2026-10-14 13:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/14/ukraine-charges-five-russian-scientists-with-war-crimes-over-excavations-in-annexed-crimea

> Ukraine is investigating five Russian archaeologists over excavations in occupied Crimea and has designated them war-crime suspects in absentia, BBC Russia reported. Investigators say Mark Kramarovsky and Emil Seydaliev led illegal excavations at Solkhat, helped Russia appropriate finds in violation of international humanitarian law, and irreparably damaged the site’s cultural layer.

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