Jürgen KlöcknerJan 30, 2023

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“These are psychologically broken people who are returning with a sense of righteousness. They can be very dangerous,” - Yana Gelmel, a prisoner rights lawyer. Our story on Russia’s convicts coming back from war is on the NYT front page today.

By @[email protected] @[email protected] & me https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1620006453795774464

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/KatjaBody/status/1620123130818875392

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“Tens of thousands of Russian convicts have joined a mercenary group to fight in Ukraine. Many have died within days or even hours of arriving, rights advocates and Ukrainian officials say. Those who survive and come home carry battlefield traumas. https://t.co/bSpw2PzM2z”

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Was für eine Story! @[email protected] berichtet heute auf dem @[email protected] Titel über Gefängnisinsassen, die als Wagner-Söldner in der Ukr kämpfen und als freie Männer nach Russ zurückkehren. „Very dangerous people“👇 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/world/europe/wagner-convict-ukraine-russia.html
Some Wagner Convict Fighters in Ukraine Are Returning to Russia

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.

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