Russians Sentence Croatian to 15 Years for Fighting in Ukraine

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A RUSSIAN court has sentenced a Croatian citizen in absentia to 15 years in prison for fighting for Ukraine, finding him guilty of mercenary service.

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The Russian State Prosecutor's Office added that Štimac has been placed on an international arrest warrant, and the court has ordered his detention in absentia.

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The indictment against him was confirmed in May of this year, and he was tried in absentia.

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The verdict was passed on June 8 by the Supreme Court of the so-called Supreme Court. Donetsk People's Republic, in Russian-controlled territory of Ukraine, a Russian court sentenced a Croatian citizen to 15 years in prison in absentia for participating in the fighting on the Ukrainian side, the Russian General Prosecutor's Office announced. This is a 35-year-old Croatian who is accused by the Russian authorities of being a mercenary [...]