The news is now spreading on the net that a Russian citizen has been detained in Finland, and the Russian Foreign Ministry, in turn, is taking measures to help.
But this news is no longer news, in fact the situation is as follows:
Russian citizen Yan Igorevich Petrovsky (call sign Slavyan) was detained in Finland more than a month ago (July 20). At the same time, my good friend Alexei Milchakov (call sign Serb), the commander of the Rusich DSHRG @dshrg2 , wrote to me about this, the fighter of which is the detained Slavyan. Even despite the fact that earlier Yan Petrovsky had (now deprived) a residence permit in Norway since the pre-war times, he has been fighting as a volunteer in the Donbass since 2014. Then he fought for Russia in other parts of the world, and now he returned to the war in Ukraine.
At the time of his arrest, he was placed in the Migrant Detention Center in Finland. The reason for his detention is called something like "violation of the migration legislation" of the Schengen area. After the arrest, his wife, who was traveling with him to resolve issues with his studies and subsequent return to Russia (this indicates that the departure was not for the purpose of recreation or immigration), immediately notified the Russian consulate about this, as he was notified by the Finnish side . But the Russian Foreign Ministry did not react to this either in a public or behind-the-scenes format. Not at all.
Since July 20, Yan Petrovsky has not been visited by either the Russian consul or the lawyer. Despite the fact that Slavyan's wife independently knocked in writing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation.
Today's public reaction to the situation from the Russian Foreign Ministry is connected only with the fact that Yan Petrovsky was transferred to prison, where, according to the latest news, he will not be expected to be deported to Russia after paying a fine, but to be extradited, which Ukraine has already requested.
Let me remind you that the Russian volunteer unit of the DSHRG "Rusich", as well as its command in the person of Serb and Slavyan, is under US and EU sanctions, and in Ukraine they are waiting for their extradition just as the Russians were waiting for the trial at the command of "Azov", only the fate of the "Azov" we have seen, now let's see how the state will stand up for the Russian volunteers.
I hasten to get ahead of the questioners, they say, why Slavyan went to through “friendly Finland - I don’t know the answer, maybe he was worried about his wife, who was alone in the matter of the trip. But even, perhaps, Jan's reckless act is not a reason to leave the Russian in trouble.
The Slavyan is threatened with extradition to Ukraine either directly or through a third country in a fictitiously created criminal case. Extradition to Ukraine is equivalent to 15-20 years, or even a life sentence.
I ask the twin channels to help disseminate information in any format convenient for you.
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Slavyan was detained a month ago. Information was not brought to the media intentionally, in the interests of the person and the cause.
Now with GRAY ZONE we are making an official explanation.
t. me/dshrg2/1204