Local "Wagner" who fought against Ukraine sentenced in Kazakhstan

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Local Wagner member convicted in Kazakhstan for fighting against Ukraine

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Kazakh man sentenced to 4,6 years in prison

The man left Kazakhstan and participated in hostilities against the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the side of the Wagner PMC.

The court in the Kazakh city of Satpayev sentenced a Kazakh man who fought in the ranks to 4,6 years in prison PVK Wagner against Ukraine. This is reported by the local editorial office Radio freedom.

"In the fall of 2022, defendant "G", while in the city of Zhezkazgan...being informed through the media and the social network Internet about the armed conflict and military actions taking place abroad, pursuing an ideological goal, since his late father "G", born in 1931, is a native of the city of Kharkiv and, in his opinion, the authorities of a foreign state restrict the rights of residents of Russian nationality, began to entertain the idea of ​​​​going abroad to participate in the armed conflict," the report says.

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The man left Kazakhstan and took part in hostilities against Ukraine on the side of the Wagner PMC. Russia promised him a salary of 240 rubles.

The court in Kazakhstan noted that the defendant initially served as the head of an artillery weapons depot and was later transferred to a Wagner combat unit.

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In July 2023, the man returned to Kazakhstan on a flight from Moscow to Astana. During the court hearing, he pleaded guilty to intentional participation in an armed conflict abroad.


Traveling abroad by Kazakh citizens to participate in hostilities is punishable by law. The country's Criminal Code provides for liability under articles "Mercenary" and "Participation in foreign armed conflicts."


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