Ukraine orders release of first prisoners for military service

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KYIV, May 23 — Ukraine has started releasing the first prisoners to serve in its armed forces under a new scheme offering parole to convicts prepared to fight, a regional court...

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The move comes with Kyiv struggling for troops on the front lines, and echoes a similar approach in Russia, where tens of thousands of prisoners have been sent to Ukraine on the promise of amnesty since Moscow invaded in February 2022. They will be placed under supervision and banned from staying away from their military unit or travelling for personal businesses without their commander’s permission.Only prisoners with fewer than three years left on their sentence can apply for the scheme, designed to boost troop numbers with Ukraine’s stretched forces struggling on the front lines.

 

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