Russian court sentences former cadet school dishwasher to 19 years for recruiting student into ‘Freedom of Russia Legion’

The 2nd Western District Military Court has sentenced Alexandra Zhitenko, a former dishwasher at a cadet school run by Russia’s Investigative Committee, to 19 years in prison and an 800,000-ruble fine on charges of recruiting students into the Freedom of Russia Legion, which Russia has designated a terrorist organization, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported on May 6.