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In western Ukraine, behind high walls and many locked gates, there was a camp full of men captured while fighting on the side of Russia. Many of those who sat in the shade on the side of the prison yard had been recruited from large cities such as Sankt Petersburg and Ekaterinburg, and not from remote and poorer regions, as was the case at the beginning of the large-scale invasion. But not all prisoners are Russians, reports BBC.
They grew up in occupied Ukrainian territory since 2014, under Russian influence. They fought against the country and today are prisoners of war in Ukraine. Putin continues to be referred to as "my President".
Born in Donbass for the most part, these Ukrainian soldiers have integrated Russian assimilationist propaganda and have engaged alongside Vladimir Putin's troops. However, the Russian president seems to have forgotten them.
In western Ukraine, a heavily guarded camp houses men captured while fighting for Russia. In the shade cast by the prison yard walls, several of them squat. Many were recruited in major cities like St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, unlike in the early months of the invasion, when recruits came primarily from more remote and impoverished regions. But not all the prisoners are Russian. Among them are soldiers born in Ukraine who ended up fighting …
Anton was 18 when he decided to join the Russian army to fight Ukraine, although he was born in Donbass. Captured by Ukrainian forces, he is now in a camp of prisoners of war. "I do not regret my choice. I went to defend my land," he said.
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