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Alcatraz In Donbas? Why Ukraine Has Started Sending Prisoners To The Frontline

Ukrainian soldiers from the Special Purpose Battalion ''Shkval" at rifle training
Soldiers from the Special Purpose Battalion ''Shkval,'' which has a majority of former prisoners as members, take part in rifle training in Donbas in March 2025. Thomas Krych/ZUMA

While voluntary enlistment is still strong in Ukraine, it is no longer enough. Kyiv has begun allowing prisoners to apply for early release in exchange for military service. While Russia’s similar policy was criticized, Ukrainian officials insist there are crucial differences.

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She Was Investigating Russian War Crimes — Then One Killed Her

She Was Investigating Russian War Crimes — Then One Killed Her
In Kramatorsk on June 28, after a Russian missile hit in the center of the city. Celestino Arce Lavin/ZUMA

Writer and activist Victoria Amelina died from injuries sustained in a Russian missile strike on a restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk. Her death is a cruel irony that reminds the world of both Moscow’s objectives, and tactics.

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