Russia jails US citizen Stephen Hubbard, 72, on mercenary charges

Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard was fighting on the Ukrainian side when he was captured by Russian forces in 2022.

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Prosecutors said Stephen James Hubbard was serving in a defence unit based in the eastern city of Izyum when he was captured by Russian forces in April 2022, shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Hubbard "systematically received material compensation" for his participation in the war on the Ukrainian side, a statement by the Russian Prosecutor General said.

He has now been sentenced to 6 years and 10 months imprisonment in a penal colony.

Hubbard, a native of Michigan, pleaded guilty to the charges last week, according to Russian state media.

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