Russia is recruiting female convicts to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reported, citing a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson.
The practice of offering convicts freedom in exchange for military service in Ukraine began under Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late founder of the mercenary Wagner Group.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, has defended Russia’s use of prisoners in the war, saying that they “atone with blood for crimes on the battlefield, in assault brigades, under bullets, under shells.”
In January, the UK Ministry of Defence reported that Russia was on course to lose 500,000 troops by the end of 2024 after turning its forces into a “low quality, high quantity mass army.”
When a missile hits a house, it doesn’t care if there are women, men, children - everyone dies," Sniper Evgenya Emerald told the BBC.
Ukraine’s defense ministry opened up more combat positions to women in 2016 and again in 2018, meaning they could serve in roles such as infantry or snipers, CNBC previously reported.
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Russia is recruiting female convicts to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reported, citing a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson.
The practice of offering convicts freedom in exchange for military service in Ukraine began under Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late founder of the mercenary Wagner Group.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, has defended Russia’s use of prisoners in the war, saying that they “atone with blood for crimes on the battlefield, in assault brigades, under bullets, under shells.”
In January, the UK Ministry of Defence reported that Russia was on course to lose 500,000 troops by the end of 2024 after turning its forces into a “low quality, high quantity mass army.”
When a missile hits a house, it doesn’t care if there are women, men, children - everyone dies," Sniper Evgenya Emerald told the BBC.
Ukraine’s defense ministry opened up more combat positions to women in 2016 and again in 2018, meaning they could serve in roles such as infantry or snipers, CNBC previously reported.
The original article contains 425 words, the summary contains 170 words. Saved 60%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!