Putin 'is recruiting prisoners as cannon fodder' to fight for Russia in Ukraine amid shortage of frontline troops

Putin 'is recruiting prisoners as cannon fodder' to fight for Russia in Ukraine amid shortage of frontline troops

Daily Mail·2022-07-06 01:01

Russia is recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine with the promise of almost £3,000 and their sentences being annulled if they come back alive after six months.

Inmates are being actively recruited in St Petersburg jails, according to independent media outlet IStories.

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