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Russia pressures families of Ukrainian prisoners of war to cooperate

Russia is believed to be holding thousands of Ukrainians as prisoners of war. Russia is also tormenting the families of these prisoners. Russian officials often contact the Ukrainian relatives on social media and demand that they help Russia.

NPR’s Greg Myre reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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