Russia sentenced the American citizen to almost 7 years in prison
report Mehr News Agency, citing Sputnik, the Russian judiciary has sentenced an American citizen to six years and 10 months in prison on the charge of “hiring” and trying to fight against Russian forces alongside the Ukrainian army. did.
72-year-old Steven Hubbard was arrested in eastern Ukraine in April 2022 and accused of fighting for Ukraine.
Russian investigators said that Stephen Hubbard, originally from the US state of Michigan, was paid $1,000 a month to serve in a Ukrainian territorial defense unit in the city of Isium in the regions Eastern received.
According to the announcement of the Russian court, this American citizen registered to serve in the Ukrainian army in February 2022, just before the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, and was given training, weapons and ammunition. It was presented.
Hubbard was arrested two months later by Russian soldiers.
Hubbard’s case first became public late last month, when his trial began and he pleaded guilty. In last week’s session, the court agreed to the prosecutor’s request to hold the trial in secret and without the presence of the media.
