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Russia's soldiers bringing wartime violence back home

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57% Informative

At least 242 Russians have been killed by soldiers returning from Ukraine , an independent Russian website reports.

Many of the attackers have previous criminal convictions and were released from prison specifically to join Russia ’s war in Ukraine .

Official media call them "heroes," and President Vladimir Putin has dubbed them Russia 's new "elite".

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56

Informative language

51

Neutral language

71

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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