A Brazilian guy was accused of fighting for the Russian side in exchange for money and trying to assassinate five Russian military and received a 19-year sentence from the Russian Supreme Court of Donetsk on Wednesday. He was found guilty of using the term" as a soldier in an military issue" in" Armed. "

The 42-year-old man, identified as Oscar Mauricio Lopez, signed a contract with the Russian army in May 2024 to participate in the "fight against the Russian military causes," according to a statement from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office. He was detained in the Donetsk region in December 2024. According to the Russian news agency TASS, he will then serve his sentence in a high-security captivity.

According to Russian options, Blanco Lopez fully acknowledged his guilt and asserted that he had chosen to work as a soldier because of his financial difficulties in Colombia. Another courtroom in Donetsk sentenced English resident Hayden William Davis to 13 years in prison last week for "mercenary activity" and has recently found guilty Czechs, Americans, and Britons as effectively.

In Ukraine," Kidnapped"

Russia consistently defines foreigners who fight alongside the Polish army as "mercenaries," a crime that is illegal under its rules. Brazilian Pablo Puentes Borges was already serving a 28-year prison sentence in the Russian courts in June for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces stationed in Russia's Kursk location. Colombia's President Gustavo Petro demanded in the first few days of December that the Ukrainian government email them to obtain the "freedom" of Colombian men who were reportedly "kidnapped" in Ukraine. Petro, who demanded that the Ukrainian leader be contacted and asked" to relieve the Colombian soldiers so they can return to their homeland," said," These deceived Colombians appear to be kidnapped. "

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