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A pro-Russian Latvian activist is sent to fight in Ukraine after being moved from a Russian detention center

Updated 2026-11-06 · told from many outlets at once

Sergey Mulivanov, an activist with type 2 diabetes and polyneuropathy, was detained in April and charged with fraud. Russian authorities informed Mulivanov on October 28 that he was being sent to war.

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Outlets: Kyiv Independent, Mediazona, Meduza (English), Meduza.io, Novaya Gazeta Europe, The Insider

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