Moscow claims former Ukrainian prisoners are fighting under Russian command — voluntarily. But veterans and former POWs share different accounts.

October 9, 2026 · 12:50 pm 4 sources

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• Poland: Lifeline for Ukrainian refugees confronts donor fatigue and online abuse as anti-Ukrainian sentiment grows
  Deutsche Welle · October 9, 2026 12:50
  A Ukrainian woman who fled the war in her country built a lifeline for refugees in Poland. Now her organization faces donor fatigue, funding cuts and rising hostility as support for Ukrainians in Poland wanes.
• Ukrainian prisoners of war and defectors have been gathered into a Russian battalion to face Ukrainian forces — why? And how?
  Deutsche Welle · October 11, 2026 06:38
  Russia has announced a battalion consisting of Ukrainian "volunteers." But veterans and former prisoners of war share very different accounts.
• Who are the Ukrainian 'volunteers' under Russian command?
  Deutsche Welle · October 11, 2026 06:38
  Russia has announced a battalion consisting of Ukrainian "volunteers." But veterans and former prisoners of war share very different accounts.
• Moscow claims former Ukrainian prisoners are fighting under Russian command — voluntarily. But veterans and former POWs share different accounts.
  Deutsche Welle · October 11, 2026 18:57
  Russia has announced a battalion consisting of Ukrainian "volunteers." But veterans and former prisoners of war share very different accounts.