hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the national zoo in washington bids farewell to its beloved trio of giant pandas who were loaned as goodwill ambassadors from china. welcome back, a russian battalion comprised of ukrainian prisoners welcome back, a russian battalion comprised of ukrainian prisoners of war will likely deploy to ukraine in the nearfuture. in an apparent violation of the geneva convention. they will be deployed to the east of the country where active combat is taking place under the control of the donetsk people s republic. the russians claim the soldiers will receive equal treatment, to the russian infantry, including salaries and benefits. george barros is a russian analyst at the institute for the study of war and geospatial intelligence team lead. what do you know about the men in this battalion and have been chorused and fighting their own side? ~ . ~ ., , ., ., chorused and fighting their own side? . ~ ., ., side? what