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Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal

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Arseny Turbin was only 15 when he was arrested in the summer of 2023 .

Authorities accused him of joining the Freedom of Russia Legion - a paramilitary unit fighting for Ukraine against the Russian army.

He says he researched the legion but that he never applied and has committed no crime.

He is one of nine minors who have faced politically motivated criminal charges since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine .

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English

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