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"path": "/news/hotspots/166352-chechnya-prisoners-deployed-military-operation/",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-27T09:57:00.000Z",
"site": "https://english.pravda.ru",
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"textContent": "More than five hundred prisoners have left Chechnya to take part in the military operation, according to a statement by the region's head, Ramzan Kadyrov.\nKadyrov said he received these figures from Akhmed Adaev, head of the regional department of the Federal Penitentiary Service. In total, he noted, 571 individuals have been deployed from correctional facilities to the conflict zone.\nVoluntary Recruitment from Correctional Facilities\n\nAccording to Kadyrov, inmates who wish to defend their country with weapons in hand join the Russian Ministry of Defense strictly on a voluntary basis. He emphasized that authorities continue to offer this opportunity throughout the current year.",
"title": "Chechnya Sends Over 500 Prison Inmates to Special Military Operation"
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