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August 11, 2022
The Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization as Russia suffers military losses in its invasion of Ukraine which is nearing its sixth month. Such a move could be very unpopular for President Vladimir Putin. Russia is engaged instead in a covert recruitment effort that includes using prisoners to make up for the manpower shortage. This also is happening amid reports that hundreds of soldiers are refusing to fight and are trying to quit the military. Authorities seem to be pulling ...
August 11, 2022
Prisoner rights group says at least 1,500 have taken up offer that comes with promises of big salaries and a pardon, but many quickly want to back out of deal
August 11, 2022
The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Instead, men in uniform arrived and offered them amnesty - if they agreed to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine.
August 11, 2022
Russia is turning to convicts to replenish troops in Ukraine as an alternative to a mass mobilization of the country's military.
August 11, 2022
The Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization as Russia suffers military losses in its invasion of Ukraine which is nearing its sixth month.
August 11, 2022
The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Instead, men in uniform arrived and offered them amnesty — if they agreed to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine. Over the following days, about a dozen or so left the…
August 11, 2022
The Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization as Russia suffers military losses in its invasion of Ukraine which is nearing its sixth month
August 11, 2022
Russia is turning to convicts to replenish troops in Ukraine as an alternative to a mass mobilization of the country's military.
August 11, 2022
Russia is turning to convicts to replenish troops in Ukraine as an alternative to a mass mobilization of the country's military.
August 11, 2022
Russia is turning to convicts to replenish troops in Ukraine as an alternative to a mass mobilization of the country's military.