INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
after she was detained on suspicion of recruiting locals for the Russian military, the Interfax news agencyreported Monday.Media reported
last week that Kyrgyz law enforcement authorities arrested four people on charges of mercenary activities, a crime that is punishable by up
Interfax reported that a second person, identified as local businessman Vladimir Sirotenko, was also placed under house arrest.Media reports
served prison time for murdering a Sri Lankan man in the Moscow metro in 2009
country in February 2022, according to the investigative news outlet Dossier Center.Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian countries are
long-time allies of Russia
After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the former Soviet republics warned their citizens against enlisting in foreign militaries and have
include Lapushkin and Vasilyev, according to Radio Azattyk, the Kyrgyzstan desk of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Azattyk reported that the court did not receive requests to transfer Lapushkin and Vasilyev under house arrest.
