Ukraine said Davor Savičić, a Bosnian-Serb mercenary fighting for Moscow, has been named a suspect in a war crime probe into civilian tortures near Kyiv at the onset of Russia’s 2022 invasion. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in a Wednesday press release, said Savičić is a 46-year-old mercenary who joined Redut, a Russian private military company (PMC), in late 2021 and recruited other foreign fighters for Moscow on the PMC’s behalf.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. War crime allegations The SBU said Savičić, as the commander of Russia’s “Wolves” sabotage and reconnaissance unit, tortured civilians north of Kyiv between February and April in 2022. One of the incidents took place in the village of Fedorivka near the city of Vyshhorod. “In February-April 2022, this mercenary battalion operated as part of the Vostok group of troops of the Russian Armed Forces and took direct part in the occupation of settlements in the Vyshgorod and Buchansky districts of the Kyiv region,” the SBU wrote. The man, who was hiding from Russian forces, is said to have been detained and beaten by Savičić “with the butt of an assault rifle” and forced to give pro-Russian testimonies. “Without forcing the man to cooperate, the mercenary ordered him to dig a hole. There, he kept the victim with his hands tied for seven days without food or water, while his subordinates continued to beat and abuse him,” the SBU added.