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The once elite “Z Assault Companies” are now made up of members of the “special contingent,” the Kremlin’s euphemism used to denote convicts, or those being punished for ill-discipline.
It's been a staple of Russian TV since the Soviet era: A high-minded but fast-paced brainteasing quiz show filled with wit and wordplay. Now, What? Where? When? has increasingly turned into something else, some of its veterans say: a vehicle for Kremlin propaganda about the Ukraine invasion.