“The former mercenary of the Russian private military company Wagner, who asked asylum, was detained on the territory of Finland. Source: Yle publication, reports “European Truth” details: The Finnish Border Service previously reported a man who crossed the border near the city of Kitey in Northern Karelia on June 17.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Publication Yle, reports “European Truth”
Details: The Finnish Border Service previously reported a man who crossed the border near the city of Kitey in Northern Karelia on June 17. According to Yle, a few sources confirmed, a man is a Russian military named Eugene.
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The man crossed the Finnish border in the Vyalivaar area. This area is located in wooded terrain and is not blocked by a border fence.
According to Yle, the border guards found a man due to the processing of sensors and detained it immediately after crossing the border.
He asked for international protection in Finland and is now at the Center for Temporary Detention.
At the same time, the Finnish broadcaster notes that the Russian has published photos and videos on social networks that confirm his participation in the war against Ukraine. Some of these materials show the Wagner strip on its form.
In an interview with Russian propaganda channels, Yevgeny told about fighting in Ukraine and argued that he voluntarily joined the Russian troops in 2022, was trained in Wagner and participated in Bakhmut operations.
In an interview, Yevgeny tells how his unit destroyed a car with Ukrainian soldiers in Selidovo.
From the fall of 2024 he disappeared from the public field, and in February 2025 he published a video that sharply criticized the Russian command.
On June 30, Yevgeny reappeared on the social network VKontakte video with criticism of the Russian military leadership. According to Yle, at the time of publication of this video, the man was already in Finland.
The Central Criminal Police of Finland confirmed Yle that he was conducting a preliminary check on a person who came from Russia and probably served in Wagner ranks.
During the audit, the police evaluate whether there are grounds for a criminal investigation.
At this time, the Finnish authorities are not suspected of Eugene of committing war crimes.
Prehistory:
- In March, the Helsinki District Court recognized the founder and former commander of the military group “Rusich” Voislav Tarden (Yana Petrovsky) guilty of committing war crimes in Ukraine and condemned him to life imprisonment.
- In February last year, the trick was sentenced to two years in prison for two years of imprisonment in Finland for two times a violation of the ban on entry.