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Nearly 5,000 Ukrainian Inmates Volunteer to Fight (www.kyivpost.com)
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[–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Huh I wonder if volunteer penal battalions are more effective than conscripted ones? And are these guys going to be used in combat roles or just supplemented labor roles i.e. digging trenches, camp cooks, etc?