Russian Military Illegally Kidnaps War “Defector” in Armenia

13 December, 2023 Russian military police. Photo credits: ru.aravot.am The Russian military illegally kidnapped Russian citizen in Armenia.

The kidnapped person is Dmitry Setrakov, who fled the war in Ukraine. Setrakov was mobilized on September 24, 2022. On April 22, 2023, he left the unit without permission and went into hiding.

On October 11, 2022, the man voluntarily turned himself in and was subsequently detained, being held in a military unit of the military police corps. Following this, he reached out to the 'Idite Lesom' opposition project, and they helped him defect and leave the country in a more competent manner. On November 30, he arrived in Yerevan, Armenia.