Prisoners Recruited as Mercenaries: Inside Wagner's Controversial Actions | Analysis & Implications

#thegaze #russia #wagner #prigozhin Prison time in exchange for participation in the war against Ukraine. A year ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin began recruiting prisoners for the private military company Wagner. And he did it selectively. In particular, he did not take political prisoners - those imprisoned for extremism, terrorism and calls to seize power. According to Prigozhin, about twenty thousand mercenaries of 'Wagner' have returned to Russia from the war. And all of them have been amnestied. After returning from the front, the prisoners resume their old lifestyles. According to experts, the crime rate in Russia has increased by many times, and this is just the beginning.