In Latvia up to six years old lattice condemned a man who fought against Ukraine

In Latvia, the Riga City Court sentenced a man to six years of imprisonment on charges of hiring, participation in conflict outside the country and illegally crossing the border, the Baltic Country Prosecutor’s Office said.

His name is not called. According to the investigation, in 2023 he began to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and in October of that year he was sent for war against Ukraine. The man participated in hostilities in the territory of Donetsk region.

In the fall of 2024, according to the prosecutor’s office, he illegally crossed the border to get from Russia to Latvia.

He pleaded guilty for all charges, concluded an agreement with the investigation and expressed his readiness to reimburse the state expenses for trial, according to the report of the supervisory department.

How many Latvia citizens are fighting on the side of Russia in the war against Ukraine, it is unknown. The Issues of History found that from April 2023 to the end of May 2024, four Latvia citizens were signed by one Moscow selection point on military service on Yablochkova Street.