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Inside a partisan group fighting Ukraine’s counteroffensive behind enemy lines

Hunted tirelessly by Putin’s men, their work is dangerous and secret. Now is their time to speak

Sidling through the door of the Russian military recruitment centre in occupied Donetsk, Dmitri was glad to have the summer sun to blame for the nervous sweat on the back of his neck.

He was barely old enough to vote, yet this was already the second time Dmitri would swear allegiance to a flag. His handler in Ukrainian military intelligence was waiting with bated breath to discover whether their ruse would dupe President Putin’s forces.

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