Ukrainian officials are keen to draw a distinction between their program and recruitment in Russia of convicts to serve in the notorious Wagner mercenary group. Those fighters typically have been funneled to the deadliest battles, the officials say, but the Ukrainian program aims to integrate the inmates into regular Ukrainian frontline units.

While recent reforms have reduced the number of prisoners and are credited with improving conditions at some facilities, the U.S. State Department noted credible reports of “degrading treatment or punishment” by prison authorities in its annual report on human rights last year.

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Where are the beans?

In my good Christian Lemmy community! clutches pearls

This subreddit was really helpful to me in Reddit. Here’s the Lemmy version: https://lemmy.world/c/stopdrinking

I dreamt last night that I used my phone but, likewise, it was for photography.

It’s been amazing here in British Columbia, Canada. And I’m right on the border.

Britain got it so bad with the natural gas prices in the last few years.

Most old people don’t have that much money. Many UK pensioners freeze in their homes every year.

Oom-pa, loom-pa! Doop-a-dee dest.

She, was, rea-lly de-pressed.

Oom-pa, loom-pa! Doop-a-dee dist!

Should-ah, gone-to, see-a the-ra-ah-pist!

It’s when you buy stuff that’s already second hand. You don’t think I’m going to buy a new (when they got it) car, do you?

I might get one after they hit the third-hand market.

Guy at my old work was always saying we need to do this.

More likely, “go be poor somewhere else!”