Russia Freed Prisoners to Fight Its War. Here’s How Some Fared. Tens of thousands of inmates have joined a mercenary gro…

Russia Freed Prisoners to Fight Its War. Here’s How Some Fared.

Tens of thousands of inmates have joined a mercenary group fighting with the Kremlin’s decimated forces in Ukraine. Some of them are returning to civilian life with military training and, in many cases, battlefield traumas. Read more

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