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Wagner Defector Seeks Asylum in Finland—Border Guards Say He Snuck In Through the Woods
A former Russian Wagner Group mercenary who crossed into Finland and requested asylum is now being held in a temporary detention facility while Finnish authorities assess his background and possible criminal liability. According to Finnish broadcaster Yle on July 12, the man—identified only as Yevgeny—illegally crossed the border on June 17 near the town of Kitee in North Karelia. The area, located in a forested region near Välivaara, lacks a bo…
A Russian soldier, ex-combatant of the Wagner group of mercenaries in Ukraine, crossed the border between Russia and Finland and asked for asylum, according to the media on Saturday...
Former mercenary PMK Wagnera illegally crossed the border with Finland and sought asylum from the authorities of the country.
According to Yle, the man fought in Russia's new assault forces in Ukraine. Now he is criticizing Russian commanders who are leaving their soldiers "to rot in the fields."
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