INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian court has jailed a Chechen soldier for refusing deployment amid growing reports of military personnel refusing to fight in
Ukraine.The court ruling did not specify whether contract soldier Ali Musayev defied orders to fight in Ukraine, only saying that he refused
court database two weeks later.The soldier was sentenced to 10 days in prison instead of the 15 initially requested by prosecutors due to
the country to evade the war in Ukraine.Nearly 2,000 servicemen and security officers have reached out for legal assistance over their
refusals to fight in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.Because Russia has not formally declared war on Ukraine, Russian
courts are left with limited legal grounds to punish soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine.Insubordinate soldiers have beenthreatened with
