The Moscow City Court has begun hearing the case against 72-year-old American Stefan Hubbard, who is accused of participating in the conflict on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Hubbard moved to Ukraine in 2014 and lived with a woman who later left him. He was brought to court by military police. The American faces up to 15 years in prison under the article on mercenarism.
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American Stephen Hubbard, who is being tried in Moscow for participating in the armed conflict on the side of Ukraine, was paid a thousand dollars a month, the prosecutor said in court.
Hubbard signed a contract with the territorial defense battalion of the city of Izyum in February 2022, underwent training, and was provided with weapons and uniforms. In April 2022, the American was detained by a Russian soldier.
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American pensioner Hubbard admitted in court that he fought on the side of Ukraine against Russia for money, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
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