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Russia drafts Brittney Griner to fight in Ukraine

Russia drafts Brittney Griner to fight in Ukraine

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Sep 18, 2022
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KREMLIN— American basketball star Brittney Griner was released from Russian penal colony Ryazan on Friday after first-round draft picks, according to Russian state media.

Griner was immediately sent to the front lines of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine for six months (or until she is killed), said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the P…

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