{"id":67196,"date":"2026-10-21T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/news\/fsb-soobshhila-chto-zaderzhala-grazhdanina-germanii-voevavshego-na-storone-ukrainy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T00:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:33:44","slug":"fsb-soobshhila-chto-zaderzhala-grazhdanina-germanii-voevavshego-na-storone-ukrainy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/fsb-soobshhila-chto-zaderzhala-grazhdanina-germanii-voevavshego-na-storone-ukrainy\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s FSB says it\u00a0detained German citizen who fought for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Russian law enforcement authorities detained a&nbsp;German citizen who allegedly signed a&nbsp;contract with the Ukrainian army and deserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man arrived in&nbsp;Ukraine in&nbsp;November 2025 and signed a&nbsp;three-year contract to&nbsp;serve in&nbsp;the Ukrainian armed forces, the agency said, but deserted because he&nbsp;had not received the money he&nbsp;had been promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FSB did not say how he&nbsp;ended up&nbsp;in&nbsp;Russia. A&nbsp;criminal case has been opened against him on&nbsp;charges of&nbsp;mercenary activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to&nbsp;the FSB, the man took part in&nbsp;combat operations in&nbsp;Afghanistan as&nbsp;part of&nbsp;the German contingent from 2004 to&nbsp;2010. He&nbsp;also fought in&nbsp;the armed conflict in&nbsp;Somalia from 2006 to&nbsp;2008, served as&nbsp;a&nbsp;mercenary in&nbsp;Syria from 2008 to&nbsp;2010, and fought in&nbsp;eastern Ukraine on&nbsp;the side of&nbsp;the Ukrainian armed forces from 2016 to&nbsp;2018, the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On\u00a0October 15, the FSB reported detaining a\u00a0Swedish citizen who had allegedly fought in\u00a0the Russia\u2013Ukraine war on\u00a0the side of\u00a0the Ukrainian armed forces. 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