It may be a Ukrainian love story as complicated and dubious as the motives behind the simmering war itself: A female separatist commander and star propagandist for Russia-backed separatists defects to Kyiv to be with her Ukrainian spy lover. But she also brings word of Russian plans for a massive invasion. Moreover, she’s ready to testify in The Hague to Moscow’s role in alleged war crimes.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
RFE/RL: Female tank commander ‘defects’ for love, warns Kyiv of ‘invasion’ plan
Svitlana Driuk pictured within the ranks of Russian-led forces in the Donbas war zone.
