Joe Biden has called on Congress to take action so that weapons and vital air defence systems can be sent to Ukraine, in response to a record number of Russian airstrikes.
According to Russian state media, the Bohdan Khmelnitsky battalion has fought against Ukraine in recent days. If true, it would likely constitute a war crime.
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The Institute for the Study of War think tank, citing Russian state media reports, said about 70 Ukrainian prisoners of war had been recruited from Russian penal colonies to form a fighting unit.