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Russian troops surrender to an elite brigade as the Kharkiv front holds, Ukraine says
In a video released by Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade, Russian troops appear to be surrendering in V…
Cameron Manley
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A Russian soldier's killing of a wounded comrade highlights the 'brutal culture' rampant inside Russia's military, war analysts say
Experts called out the callous behavior within the Russian armed forces after drone footage showed …
Ella Sherman
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Russian prisoners sent to Ukraine must now fight until the end of the war rather than for 6 months, report says
Russian prisoners recruited to fight in Ukraine are no longer being sent for six months, the BBC re…
Sinéad Baker
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Russian convicts who earned their freedom fighting Ukraine are going home with swagger and a stash of money to burn: NYT
Some prisoners-turned-soldiers are returning to Ukraine flush with cash, as they were paid more tha…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Photos show protests in Ukraine as prisoners of war held in Russia are being used to sow distrust of Kyiv, official says
A Ukrainian official said Russia is having prisoners of war call home and say Kyiv is doing nothing…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The first former Trump White House official to go to prison gave a final plea in the parking lot of a Miami strip mall: 'Navarro is going to prison today'
Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro offered humor, bravado, and anger before reporting …
Brent D. Griffiths
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Russia hasn't done a single prisoner-of-war exchange in months: reports
The spokesperson for Ukraine's Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said the l…
Sonam Sheth
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Russia hands over hundreds of Ukrainian POWs in the war's largest prisoner swap, including troops who fought in the earliest battles
Kyiv said some soldiers released this week fought in Mariupol and defended Chernobyl, both of which…
Jake Epstein
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He moderated r/Ukraine, shaping how the world sees the war. Now he has to fight in it.
Mykola Sokalskii, who moderates a popular subreddit on Ukraine, said his role has helped him prepar…
Mikhaila Friel
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Everyone expected Putin to kill Navalny in prison, and here we are
Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin likely ordered the killing of Alexey Navalny to silence dissent befo…
Thibault Spirlet,Tom Porter
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Russia's recruited so many inmates to fight in Ukraine that it's shuttering some of its prisons
A Russian human rights commissioner said some prisons had to be closed due to "a one-time large red…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Ukraine's manpower problem is likely going to 'get worse before it gets better,' war expert says
Ukraine's ongoing manpower struggles could jeopardize the defense of a key city as Russia continues…
Ella Sherman
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Russia says a battalion made up of Ukrainian prisoners of war is about to be sent to fight against their own country
The soldiers took an oath to fight for Russia, state media said, and will likely be deployed to fro…
Chris Panella
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Russia has recruited over 100,000 prisoners for its 'human wave' assaults against Ukraine since the war began, reports say
Russia's prison population has dropped from 420,000 pre-war to about 266,000, as often poorly train…
Alia Shoaib
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Russia recruiting female convicts into the military report says, as the role of women in the Ukraine war expands
The late founder of the mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had started the practice of recr…
Rebecca Rommen
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Disney and Florida reach a deal, putting their legal war on hold
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's hand-picked Disney board and Disney World resolves their legal dispute …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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He was an American war hero. Then he decided to smuggle arms to Israel.
How a WWII vet, Frank Sinatra, and Pee-wee Herman's dad pulled off one of the most incredible mili…
David Kushner
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Pro-Navalny hackers accessed a database on Russian convicts, and lowered the price of prison shop food while they were there: report
Hackers reportedly breached Russia's prison system network, supporting late Alexey Navalny and clai…
Mia Jankowicz
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Ukraine lawmakers just passed a bill that'll allow the country to mimic Russia's tactic of drafting convicts to fight in the war
Russia has long been relying on prisoners to fight in Ukraine, with some inmates being promised ful…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Russia says its democracy is the best in the world, days after Putin's only real political rival died in prison
Russians are set for an election many see as a sham, and Putin's main rival lies in his grave, but …