The Russian mercenary group Wagner says it has stopped recruiting prisoners for the fight in Ukraine. According to Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigoshin, this procedure has been completely discontinued.
The Wagner Group began recruiting prisoners in the summer of 2022.
Prigozhin, a catering entrepreneur imprisoned for nine years during Soviet times, offered them a pardon for six months of military service in combat in Ukraine.
The private military company, which has played an increasingly prominent role in Russia’s war in Ukraine in recent months, has not disclosed how many convicts it has taken on. According to US information, about 50,000 Wagner mercenaries are fighting in Ukraine. Among them would be 40,000 prisoners recruited from Russian prisons.
Source: Krone
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