Anatoly Kurmanaev, Ekaterina Bodyagina and Ivan Nechepurenko

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For Ukrainian Convicts, a Strange Odyssey Through Russian Prisons

March 31, 2023April 1, 2023Anatoly Kurmanaev, Ekaterina Bodyagina and Ivan NechepurenkoComments Off

When Russian troops left Kherson, they took with them 2,500 Ukrainian convicts from local prisons. For some, it was the start of a bewildering, five-country journey highlighting the war’s absurdity.