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News Feed Brief summaries of major developments throughout the week (July 18–22, 2022): Deal reached on Ukrainian grain exports, new felony charges against Navalny’s righthand man, and Google is block [1]

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Date: 2022-07-18

⛓️ Russian soldiers held captive for refusing to fight: Russian soldiers who refused to continue fighting against Ukraine are reportedly being held captive in the Luhansk region. According to media reports citing soldiers, their family members, and human rights workers, the servicemen were detained by their superiors after attempting to resign from the army.

The estimated number of prisoners ranges from several dozen to several hundred. At least some of the objectors reported being held in the city of Brianka, where the administration of the self-proclaimed Luhansk “People’s Republic” has reportedly been running illegal prisons since 2014.

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‘They told us nobody’s going to take us home’ Russian soldiers held captive in Luhansk region for refusing to fight in Ukraine

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