Australian fighter Oscar Jenkins sentenced to 13 years in penal colony by Russia

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1. ***From The Telegraph:***

   An Australian who fought for [Ukraine](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ukraine/) has been sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony by a Russian-controlled court.

   Oscar Jenkins, a 33 year-old from Melbourne, [was convicted of being a “mercenary in an armed conflict”](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/05/russia-british-soldier-19-years-prison-penal-colony/) in the east Luhansk region of Russian-occupied Ukraine.

   Prosecutors installed by Russia said on Friday that Mr Jenkins “took part in combat operations against Russian military personnel between March and December 2024”.

   They posted a video showing Mr Jenkins standing in court behind a glass screen, his hands behind his back and his expression despondent.

   The former biology teacher was ordered to serve time in a “[strict regime penal colony](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/17/inside-putin-gulag-archipelago-beating-torture-rape-suicide/)”.

   **Read more:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/17/australian-sentenced-to-13-years-in-penal-colony-by-russia/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/17/australian-sentenced-to-13-years-in-penal-colony-by-russia/)

2. Well, his’s sacrosanct so still alive at least.

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