Alexander Shalin
Biography
Ukrainian serviceman. Since April 2022, he had been wanted as a missing person - presumably in that month he was captured. In May 2025, his case went to court: Shalin was accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist community and receiving training for terrorist activities due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. On 10 July 2025, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
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