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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rich Booth

Russian man charged with murder of two injured Ukrainian soldiers recovering in Germany

Residents mourn the death of two Ukrainian soldiers in the small southern town of Murnau, Germany - (REUTERS)

A Russian man in Germany who supported his country's war in Ukraine has been charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of two wounded Ukrainian soldiers who were recovering from operations, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Prosecutors said the suspect and the two victims knew each other loosely from previous meetings. On the day of the stabbing, the three men were drinking together and argued about the situation in Ukraine, “as a result of which the accused felt that his national pride was hurt,” they said in a statement.

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