Russia recruiting female convicts into the military report says, as the role of women in the Ukraine war expands - eviltoast
  • Russia is recruiting female convicts to boost its military forces, a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson said.
  • Moscow wants to recruit the convicts to auxiliary and combat roles, the Kyiv Post reported.
  • More than 100,000 convicts from Russian penal colonies have reportedly been conscripted to fight in Ukraine.
  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They may write fantasy books where they are some sort of mythical heroes all day long. That doesn’t mean any of this is applicable to reality.

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      8 months ago

      Brexit happened, Trump was (and might be again) president, far right is growing in Europe. Outside of the battlefield, they are quite successful in their war against the West