Ukrainian Parliament Passes Bill To Allow Some Prisoners To Serve In Military.

The Ukrainian parliament has approved a bill that would allow some categories of prisoners to serve in the country’s armed forces as it defends itself against a full-scale Russian invasion. Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, adopted the law after its second reading on May 8. The bill will require the signature of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has supported the idea. The Russian military has recruited in the country’s prisons for potential soldiers to serve in Ukraine in exchange for a release from their sentences. Reports have surfaced in Russia of returning former prisoners terrorizing residents of regional cities and committing major crimes. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, click here .