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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding and Dan Sabbagh

Zelenskiy urged to intervene in case of British soldier who deserted to fight in Ukraine

Roman Kostenko with the former UK prime minister Boris Johnson in Kyiv
Roman Kostenko (left) with Boris Johnson during the former UK prime minister’s visit to Kyiv on Saturday. Photograph: Roman Kostenko

A decorated Ukrainian commander has urged Volodymyr Zelenskiy to intervene in the case of a British soldier who has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after deserting his unit to go to fight in Ukraine.

Alexander Garms-Rizzi, 21, slipped away from his regiment while it was deployed in Estonia and joined Ukraine’s foreign legion. He spent six months fighting on the frontline near the southern city of Mykolaiv before returning to the UK.

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