Alcatraz In Donbas? Why Ukraine Has Started Sending Prisoners To The Frontline

Alcatraz In Donbas? Why Ukraine Has Started Sending Prisoners To The Frontline

KRAMATORSK – Mykyta’s clearest memory of the Ukraine war is the attack that killed one of his closest friends, Vania Petrenko. The two had lived side by side for months, until the assault brigade Vania commanded came under Russian artillery fire in Toresk, in the Donetsk region. At the time, Mykyta was stationed in Klishchiivka, about 14 miles north. When he got word of his friend’s death, he couldn’t leave his post to say goodbye. For the late…