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Ukraine makes gains in south, top commander says

Drunk and disobedient soldiers were among Russia's penal units sent to the front lines in Ukraine.

'They are not the most popular members of society and are often seen as rather expendable,' one expert told i

Storm-Z is an unofficial term used by Russian troops, combining a term for assault troops with the letter Z, adopted by the military as a symbol of their invasion of Ukraine.

Europe News: Russian penal units known as "Storm-Z" squads have been sending hundreds of military and civilian offenders, including drunk recruits and convicts, to

They're among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who've been pressed into Russian penal units known as "Storm-Z" squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year, according to 13 people with knowledge of the matter, including five fighters in the units. "Storm fighters, they're just meat," said one regular soldier from army unit no. 40318 who was deployed near the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine in May and June. The soldie...

Storm fighters, theyre just meat, said one regular soldier from army unit no. 40318 who was deployed near the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine in May and June.

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Russia is recruiting prisoners into ‘Storm-Z’ squads to bolster their forces in Ukraine. They are often used as cannon fodder

Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts. They’re among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who’ve been pressed into units known as ‘Storm-Z’ squads and sent to the front lines in Ukraine.