Conflict● Elevated1h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 8:52 PM
After condemning Latvia’s support for Kyiv, activist moves to Russia and is sent to fight in Ukraine, relatives say
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Eastern Europe
Sergey Mulivanov, a 59-year-old activist with the Latvian Russian Union who moved to Russia two years ago, was charged with fraud and sent to fight in the war against Ukraine, his lawyer, relatives, and acquaintances told the news outlet Ostorozhno, Novosti.
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