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Yevgeny Prigozhin addressing Wagner mercenaries

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Video. Russian prisoners who fought as mercenaries in Ukraine given freedom

Updated: 05/01/2023 - 20:41 GMT+1

A number of Russian prisoners who fought for the Wagner group against Ukraine have been stood down from military service and granted an amnesty

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