INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Moscow court has begun hearings into a 72-year-old American man accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, state media reported
Friday.The state news agency RIA Novosti identified the man as Stefan Hubbard, though another possible spelling of his name could be Stephen
nearly three years ago by Chechen soldiers, who allegedly beat him on video.Both Russian state media and the Facebook user identified the
man as a 72-year-old Michigan native
participating in mercenary activities, Hubbard could face up to 10 years in prison, according to the state-run news agency TASS, which
The next court hearing is scheduled for Oct
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