Ukraine lawmakers just passed a bill that'll allow the country to mimic Russia's tactic of drafting convicts to fight in the war

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Ukraine lawmakers just passed a bill that'll allow the country to mimic Russia's tactic of drafting convicts to fight in the war

Ukrainian soldiers.Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty ImagesUkraine's parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to conscript inmates to fight Russia.The bill, if enacted, imitates the Russian approach of using prisoners to fuel its war efforts.But unlike Russia, Ukraine says it will not send violent criminals to the battlefield.Lawmakers in Ukraine passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow the country's military to recruit prisoners to fight on the battl…