Russia sentences Australian citizen to 13 years in prison for fighting for Ukraine

Ukrainska Pravda

Ukrainska Pravda

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Oscar Jenkins, 33, will serve the sentence in a maximum security prison after being found guilty by a Russian court of participating in an armed conflict as a mercenary, state prosecutors in a part of eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia said on Friday.
The Gazette
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The former biology teacher was ordered to serve his time in a "strict regime penal colony".
International Business Times
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Australian media reported in 2024 that Jenkins, a teacher from Melbourne, was serving alongside Ukraine's military when he was captured by Russian forces in December.
Daily Mail
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They posted a video showing Jenkins standing in a courtroom behind a glass cage, his hands behind his back and his expression despondent.
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