MOSCOW - Russian authorities on Wednesday announced having killed a soldier who left his military base, with state media identifying the man as an armed deserter from fighting in Ukraine.
“The situation is under control,” it said. “There is no threat to residents. Investigations are under way.”A local branch of the state VGTRK television network said the man was 31 years old and had fled “the zone of the special military operation” - Moscow’s term for its offensive in Ukraine. There have been several cases of desertion among Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine in recent months.
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