Russian media: A Russian defector has been arrested in Tambov Oblast, Russia
According to the Russian Sputnik News Agency, Moscow, on August 2, the Russian Federal Security Service reported that the security forces had detained a resident of Tambov State who was planning to join the Ukrainian armed forces at that time, and has now filed a case for "preparing to betray the country".
The notice states: "A Russian citizen in Tambov Oblast is suspected of preparing to defect to the enemy, and his illegal activities have been stopped. A Russian citizen sent an email to a representative of a Ukrainian nationalist organization in order to join the Ukrainian military. The organization recruited and trained volunteers from Russian citizens. It has been criminally charged with 'preparing to defect'."
The report also said that from April 2023 to June 2023, the suspect searched and studied the professional literature on tactical medicine, field defense, weapons and military equipment, and then tried to travel to Ukraine via Türkiye, but was arrested by the staff of the Russian Federal Security Service.