Drunk recruits, insubordinate soldiers and convicts are among hundreds of military and civilian offenders pressed into Russian penal units known as "Storm-Z" squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year. Few live to tell their tale. Russia says 335,000 sign up to fight, no plans for new mobilisationPodcast: The punishment squads on the front lines in Ukraine LegalcategorySam Bankman-Frie
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