Russia will recruit soldiers from prisons

Russia will recruit soldiers from prisons

Since almost all prosecutions in Russia end in a guilty verdict, suspects and accused now apparently have a choice: war or prison. The founder of the Gulaga.net project created to combat violence in Russian prisons, Vladimir Osechkin, while in exile in France, confirmed recruitment practices in prisons. There is also information from St. Petersburg, Ryazan, Tver and Bryansk.

Look for “Wagner” soldiers

According to the internet portal Meduza, there were already reports in the Russian media in early July about the search for volunteers in various prison camps of the huge empire. Thus, the private mercenary organization “Wagner” is said to have recruited criminals for use in war.

Internet portal Mediazona reported that businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, wanted by the US and considered a “Wagner” financier with the best contacts with the ruler Vladimir Putin, would have recruited volunteers in prison camps. In return, they were promised a monthly salary of 100,000 rubles (1,600 euros), bonuses, payments to families in the event of death and amnesty.