According to Russian-installed prosecutors, an American gentleman who was kidnapped by Russian forces while fighting alongside Ukraine has been given a maximum-security sentence of 13 years.
Oscar Jenkins, 33, was found guilty on Friday of engaging in an military conflict as a soldier in a court run by Russia in held eastern Ukraine.
In the Luhansk place last December, Mr. Jenkins, a Melbourne professor, was apprehended.
According to the prosecution, he claimed to have arrived in Ukraine in February 2024 and was paid between 600 and 800,000 rubles ( £5, 504, and £7, 339 ) each month to participate in military operations waging against Russian forces.
In a film that was released in December of last year, Mr. Jenkins was filmed being hit in the face, questioned by Russian troops, and with his hands tied. They inquire as to whether he is compensated to struggle in Ukraine.
The Soviet ambassador was summoned by Australia in January for fabricating rumor that Mr. Jenkins had been killed as a result of his catch.
The American government has called for his release on numerous occasions since next.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated to 9News in April that “we’ll continue to make images to the disgusting government of]Russian President ] Vladimir Putin on behalf of Mr. Jenkins.
James Scott Rhys Anderson, a British man accused of terrorism and selfish action, became the first British national to be found guilty by Russia during the war in March. He was given a 19-year sentence by a Russian military judge.
The 22-year-old was taken prisoner in the Kursk region of Russia next November, where Russian forces launched an unexpected intrusion past August before retreating in recent months.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized all of Luhansk and Donetsk as separate of Ukraine simply before launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Rebellion that started by Russian proxy forces in 2014.