After condemning Latvia’s support for Kyiv, activist moves to Russia and is sent to fight in Ukraine, relatives say

Meduza5 November 2026, 20:52 UTCRussia

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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