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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer and Andrew Roth

115 Russian national guard soldiers sacked for refusing to fight in Ukraine

Russian police and national guard patrol Red Square in Moscow
Russian police and national guard, or Rosgvardia, patrol Red Square in Moscow. Rosgvardia was set up in 2016 as a separate force from the army to fight terrorism and maintain public order. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images

More than 100 Russian national guardsmen have been fired for refusing to fight in Ukraine, court documents show, in what looks to be the clearest indication yet of dissent among some parts of security forces over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The cases of the 115 national guardsmen, a force also known as Rosgvardia, came to light on Wednesday, after a local Russian court rejected their collective lawsuit that challenged their earlier sacking.

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