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?

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.

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.

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

More likely, “go be poor somewhere else!”

I bought my mid-2015 Macbook Pro in 2021. I’ve never been this satisfied with a (now) almost 9 year old laptop.

When this thing dies (in a couple more years), I’m definitely buying a second-hand M1 model. A lot of people buy second hand apple products. Even people that buy new, know they’ll hold their value better than most other brands.