Ukraine has taken a leaf from the playbook of its enemy as it begins to mobilize prisoners to fight in its war against Russia. New legislation, which came into force on Saturday, May 18, after being ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on May 17 signed into law a bill allowing for convicts under certain circumstances to serve in the armed forces as Kyiv deals with a military personnel shortage ...

At the end of 2022, reports emerged that female convicts in Russia -- just like their male counterparts -- were being recruited to serve in the invasion of Ukraine. About 1,000 women, according to ...

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