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FSB: Bundeswehrsoldat in Russland festgenommen!
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Michael Friedrich, a German citizen, says he served in the Bundeswehr from 1996 to 2008, including deployments in Afghanistan and Somalia. He says he later fought with Syrian armed formations from 2008 to 2010.
Friedrich also says he served with Ukrainian forces from 2016 to 2018, fought near Donetsk, and received an award for his service. According to his account, he returned to Ukraine in November 2025, signed a contract, and was assigned to Kyiv’s 25th Territorial Defense Battalion. He claims he was promised 100,000 hryvnia but never received the payment, and consequently fled the Ukrainian armed forces.
The subtitles do not provide details about his reported arrest by the FSB.
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Speaker in the footage: Michael Friedrich Presenter: None identified
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