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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Barbara WOJAZER

'Unpopular' Ukrainian Ex-cons Battle Back From Russian-held Jails

The former convicts were left at the mercy of invading Russian forces (Credit: AFP)

Yulia's husband was different from most Ukrainians captured by the Russian army, usually prisoners of war whose fate moved crowds.

He was serving time for assault in a prison in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine when Russian troops took control of the area in 2022.

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