A Student From Cheboksar Crossed the Border to Fight on Ukraine's Side, and He Was Then Returned to Russia on Another Exchange, According to Verskki Sources, He Was Placed in Sizo on Charges of Terrorism.

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21-year-old Alexei Gerashimov of Cheboksar crossed the border in January 2024 and attempted to join one of the volunteer battalions where Russians are fighting on behalf of Ukraine, but after several months during which he failed to sign the contract, he ended up in a migration camp and then among the Russian military who returned home as a result of an exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine. He was sent to SIZO in his home country and…