Ukraine war: thousands of prisoners apply to join Kyiv’s army in return for parole, mirroring Russian scheme
“My mother was in hysterics … I’ve been here for five years – a year left, and I’m going off to war,” one of those who signed up, Mykola Rybalka, said in the yard of his prison in Kyiv region. Rybalka, who said he was in for theft, is one of 129 prisoners in a … Read more