The first Italian has been placed
under investigation for enlisting to fight alongside Ukrainian
combatants in Ukraine's war against the Russian invasion.
Kevin Chiappalone, 19, from Genoa, is a sympathizer of the far
right group CasaPound.
Genoa's anti-mafia and anti-terrorism prosecutor Marco Zocco has
accused him of being a mercenary who joined the Ukrainian
International Brigade.
He risks a jail term of 2-7 years.
DIGOS security police began their probe into Chiappalone after
he told the newsweekly Panorama that he wanted to got and fight
to defend Ukraine after hearing Russian President Vladimir Putin
say he planned to "de-Nazify" the country.
Many Italians are believed to have gone to Ukraine to help it
fend off Moscow's invasion.
Previously, some Italian mercenaries were reported to be
fighting alongside pro-Russian forces in the eastern and
Russian-speaking breakaway Donbass region where fighting has
been the fiercest of late.
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