https://sputnikglobe.com/20250922/us-mercenary-handed-24-year-jail-term-for-invading-russias-kursk-region---prosecution-1122835860.htmlUS Mercenary Handed 24-Year Jail Term for Invading Russia's Kursk Region - ProsecutionUS Mercenary Handed 24-Year Jail Term for Invading Russia's Kursk Region - ProsecutionSputnik InternationalA district military court in Russia sentenced a US mercenary in absentia to 24 years in prison for invading the western Russian region of Kursk, the Moscow prosecutor's Office said on Monday. Between December 2023 and September 2024, Jones stayed illegally in Russia's Kursk region, putting up armed resistance to the legitimate activities of Russian military personnel. After Ukraine invaded the Kursk Region in August 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was impossible to negotiate with those who indiscriminately strike at civilians and at civilian infrastructure or threaten nuclear energy facilities. On April 26, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov announced that the Kursk Region was fully liberated. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250805/ukraine-used-foreign-mercs-nato-arms-to-terrorize-civilians-in-kursk-region--russias-intel-chief-1122553282.htmlrussiakurskukrainekursk regionSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 602025Sputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Newsen_ENSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 601920 1080 true1920 1440 true1920 1920 trueSputnik International feedback@sputniknews.com +74956456601 MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“ 252 60Sputnik Internationalus mercenary, russia sentenced a us mercenary, russian region of kursk