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  "path": "/news/society/166296-american-journalist-joins-russian-army-donbas-helali/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T11:05:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://english.pravda.ru",
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  "textContent": "Finnish war correspondent Kosti Heiskanen revealed new details about American journalist Christopher Helali, who signed a contract with the Russian Army.\nDecision Planned Long in Advance\n\nAccording to Heiskanen, the American journalist had long been planning to travel to the zone of the special military operation (SMO).\n\"A year ago, we talked about this a lot, about different units. Christopher has a very rich military background,\" Heiskanen said, aif.ru reports.",
  "title": "US Reporter Signs Contract with Russian Forces for Donbas Deployment"
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