Drunk recruits, insubordinate soldiers and convicts are among hundreds of military and civilian offenders pressed into Russian penal units known as “Storm-Z” squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year. Few live to tell their tale.
Drunk recruits, insubordinate soldiers and convicts are among hundreds of military and civilian offenders pressed into Russian penal units known as “Storm-Z” squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year. Few live to tell their tale.