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Russian-backed separatist court sentences foreign fighters captured in Ukraine to death

Two British men and one Moroccan man were sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on Thursday for fighting on behalf of Ukraine, according to Russian state media.

Why it matters: The court has not been recognized by the international community. The families of the British men said they were sworn members of Ukraine's military, which would make them prisoners of war, according to the BBC.


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