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-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
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![Russian prisoners of war are seen at a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine on November 27, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian prisoners of war are seen at a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine on November 27, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![“I Had Schizophrenia, No One Cared”—One Soldier’s Brief Time in the Russian Army]( "“I Had Schizophrenia, No One Cared”—One Soldier’s Brief Time in the Russian Army")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
The Russian army is known for its doomed missions carried out by untrained soldiers. Men are sent to war even while mentally ill or wounded, because there are simply no reserves left.![View of Starlink terminal used for reconnaissance of Russian positions in undisclosed location near the town of New York, Donetsk region, May 31, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "View of Starlink terminal used for reconnaissance of Russian positions in undisclosed location near the town of New York, Donetsk region, May 31, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![From Civilian to Cannon Fodder in 10 Days. What Is Russia’s Military Training?]( "From Civilian to Cannon Fodder in 10 Days. What Is Russia’s Military Training?")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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- War in Ukraine
Some Russian soldiers have received only 5–10 days of training before being sent to the frontline.![Russian Army POW Jean Bosco Akimana]( "Russian Army POW Jean Bosco Akimana")
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![Photo of Olena Blizniakova]( "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
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- War in Ukraine
“I will say everything as it happened without leaving anything out, unless it's something I have forgotten,” a young African man says while sitting in a room in an undisclosed Ukrainian city. He is a soldier in the Russian army, captured by Ukrainian forces. The POW describes everything that happened to him, from the moment he decided to study in Russia.![Ukrainian military personnel, released from Russian captivity during the first 2026 swap, return to Ukraine on February 5, 2026 in Unspecified, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian military personnel, released from Russian captivity during the first 2026 swap, return to Ukraine on February 5, 2026 in Unspecified, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-226ee9bd877d87e388417d2a5e1c42f9.jpg "From Civilian to Cannon Fodder in 10 Days. What Is Russia’s Military Training?")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
-73e9c0fd8873a094288a7552f3ac2ab4.jpg "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")