Jose Aron Medina Aranda
Jose Aron Medina Aranda
Jose Aron Medina Aranda is a Colombian citizen and father of two children (one of whom is a minor). He previously served in his country's regular army and worked in security. In November 2023, he joined the 49th Infantry Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the "Carpathian Sich." While attempting to return to Colombia via Venezuela, he was detained by local authorities on July 18, 2024 (his Ukrainian military uniform drew attention to him). He was subsequently secretly extradited to Moscow, where the FSB charged him with mercenarism. In November 2025, a court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.