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Will Stewart & Rachel Hagan

Russian minister's ex-wife sneaked to UK to visit son who 'is dodging war'

The socialite ex-wife of Russia's deputy defence minister has snuck into Britain and visited her son who is apparently hiding from Russian conscription.

Svetlana Maniovich has been living a luxury lifestyle in Europe, with St Tropez villas, yachts and Rolls-Royces and now it has been revealed she visited England.

The minister Timur Ivanov’s stepson is believed to be studying at a UK university - safe from the conscription that has seen tens of thousands of young Russians killed after being forced to fight.

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