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Ukraine parliament passes bill for prisoners to join army (www.aljazeera.com)
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The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had repeatedly criticised Moscow for mobilising prisoners to fill its ranks.

Tsvily said he feared the creation of “special units” for mobilised soldiers would lead to abuse against prisoners.

“It’s like in Russia – redemption by blood. … Anyone willing to fight will be put in one unit and commanded like meat,” he said.

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[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Ukraine isn't letting any prisoner serve,

Among those not eligible to serve include those found guilty of sexual violence, killing two or more people, serious corruption and former high-ranking officials, Shuliak said.

Hopefully they won't be turned into cannon fodder like Russia did to their prisoner soldiers.

[–] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"Hopefully they won't be turned into cannon fodder like Russia did to their prisoner soldiers."

Spoiler alert, they will be.

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

All Infantry is cannon fodder to some extent, but so far Ukraine's casualty numbers for their deployed personnel have been a lot better than Russia's.

I hope they can maintain that track record.