INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Russian military is withholding payments and pardons promised to convicted criminals who signed up to fight in some of the most
dangerous hotspots in Ukraine, the investigative news outlet IStoriesreported Thursday.Journalists said they had obtained a copy of a letter
sent to President Vladimir Putin by a group of convicts-turned-soldiers, who expressed their grievances about not receiving the promised
21.Storm Z fighters have typically been sent to the most exposed parts of the front line in Ukraine and have experienced heavy losses over
was signed by the Moscow-backed head of Donetsk.The soldier, who said he had agreed to fight in the summer of 2023 after serving 20 years of
