Russia Issues First Prison Sentence for ‘Voluntary Surrender’ to Ukrainian Forces
- A Russian soldier, Roman Ivanishin, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for desertion and voluntary surrender to Ukrainian forces, marking the first prosecution under this law since September 2022.
- Ivanishin was captured by Ukrainian forces in June 2023, where he condemned Russia’s military actions in a video and called for other soldiers to desert.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted that intelligence suggests significantly more Chinese soldiers are fighting alongside Russia, a claim the Kremlin denies.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov mentioned that reaching an agreement with the U.S. On peace talks in Ukraine has been 'not easy' and that Russia will not depend economically on the West again.
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Russia Issues First Prison Sentence for ‘Voluntary Surrender’ to Ukrainian Forces
A military court in Russia’s Far East has handed down the country’s first prison sentence for voluntary surrender to the Ukrainian army, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the case.
Russia jails soldier for 15 years for voluntarily surrendering to Ukraine, Kommersant reports
MOSCOW - A Russian military court on Tuesday jailed a soldier for 15 years after convicting him of desertion and voluntary surrender to Ukraine, Russia's first such prosecution, the Kommersant newspaper reported. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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