Yuri Usov
Yuri Usov is a 45-year-old man from Buryatia who was arrested for theft and subsequently coerced by the judicial system to enlist in the Russian army as an alternative to a lengthy prison sentence. His case exemplifies the troubling methods used by Russian authorities to fill military ranks amid ongoing conflict.
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Yuri Usov was arrested for a minor theft and pressured to join the army to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.
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