Russia is holding Ukraine’s south with convicts: 69 percent have records. And they’re fighting where civilians live
A third enlisted to escape prosecution, most are over 30, Ukraine's South grouping says.
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Reuters: Ukrainian prisoners enlist in armed forces to defend homeland and change their lives
Bohdan Filonenko, once a car thief, joins thousands of Ukrainian ex-prisoners enlisting in the army under a new amnesty law, viewing it as an opportunity to fight Russian occupiers.