Captured Polish citizen who fought for Ukraine sentenced to 13 years in Russian prison camp

NewsWorldEuropeCaptured Polish citizen who fought for Ukraine sentenced to 13 years in Russian prison campRussian courts have sentenced several western ‌European for fighting ​for Ukraine, including ‌two BritsAnna Lincoln Thursday 16 April 2026 16:43 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959178","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/krzysztof-flaczek-ukraine-luhansk-poland-b2959178.html","title":"Polish citizen who fought for Ukraine sentenced to 13 years in Russian prison camp"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-13478","index":0}In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Leonid Pasechnik (not pictured), Moscow-installed leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Luhansk Region, at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 23, 2025 (Sputnik)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dis...