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The Russian soldier was captured only days after arriving on the front line in eastern Ukraine. It takes into account the International Committee of the Red Cross’s guidance regarding publishing information about prisoners of war. After two months in prison, a man in a “green suit” from the Russian Ministry of Defense arrived, looking for recruits. They were just forced to dig, dig, dig, dig, and that was it. We were looking for a place to dig somewhere.”Merk said that when the Ukrainian attack began, there were nine soldiers digging alongside him.
Persons: Merk, , Wagner, , ” Merk, , ‘ You’re, Oleg Matsnev, Riley Mellen, Dmitriy Khavin, Anatoly Kurmanaev Organizations: New York Times, Kremlin, Times, United Nations, Storm, Committee, Russian Ministry of Defense, Defense Service Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Ukrainian, Kramatorsk,
A Russian inmate told NYT he thought he was going to become an army construction worker when he signed up for Russia's armed forces. Instead, he was sent into battle on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine shortly after being recruited. He told NYT he felt he was "heading for death" as soon as he got to eastern Ukraine. Instead, he was sent into battle in eastern Ukraine. Five days after arriving on the frontlines, he was captured by Ukrainian forces near Bakhmut.
Persons: , Merk, Storm Z, Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Putin Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Times, Russia's Ministry of Defense, The Times, Storm, Ukrainian, Prigozhin's Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Russian, Moscow
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