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Due to a shortage of infantry troops on the front in Ukraine, the Kremlin-linked private military unit known as the Wagner Group was formed. recruit Russian convictsas the flag of its forces.
British intelligence Friday The mercenary group has been working since at least July to add to Moscow’s ranks by heading to Russian prisons to incentive volunteers to leave their cells and head to Ukraine.
The U.K. defense minister stated in a daily briefing that prisoners were offered both a commutation of sentences and cash incentives. “This has been revived with recently posted video likely showing Wagner owner Yevgeny Privgozhin pitching prisoners to recruit.”
MARIUPOL, UKRAINE Russian military, and pro-Russian separatists watch while civilians are evacuated along humanitarian corridors. This happened in Mariupol on March 24, 2022.
(Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).
RUSSIA ESCALATES MIR BANK COD AFTER ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS
Telegram posted a video this week that showed Prigozhin speaking to inmates. All of them were wearing black prison uniforms and he stressed that he was looking for “fighters with assault units” who would take on Kyiv.
According to Yaroslav Trofimov of The Wall Street Journal, Prigozhin stated that nobody goes back behind bars. “If you serve six month, you’re free. We execute anyone who arrives in Ukraine and decides it is not for them.
Prigozhin reportedly went on to say that he could not give any “guarantees” but pointed out that “only two other people can get you out of here, God and Allah, and they’ll do it in a wooden coffin.”
“I can get you out alive. He added, “But you might not stay alive.”
TOPSHOT – This photograph was taken September 11, 2022 and shows a Ukranian soldier standing on top of an abandoned Russian tank close to a village in the Kharkiv Region.
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RUSSIA SAYS US WILL CROSS ‘RED LINE” IF UKRAINE GIVES LONGER-RANGE MISSILES
The British defense ministry stated that Russian academies had begun to reduce the time its newest students remain in training, and they were likely heading for the front lines.
The ministry stated that Russia’s manpower crisis has had an increasing impact on the country. “The acceleration of officer cadets’ training and Wagner’s demand for assault troops suggests that two of the most critical shortages within the military manning crisis are probably combat infantry and junior commanders.”
On Tuesday, May 3, Russian bombers engulfed a Kharkiv park. Firefighters put out the flames.
(AP/Felipe Dana)
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As the latest efforts to bring Russian troops to the frontlines come as Ukrainian troops make significant progress in the two weeks since they launched a major counter-offensive.
Officials from the West defense said that their ability to quickly advance was due to coordinated efforts and strategic planning. Russia’s inability to properly re-supplyOver the past six months, it has regrouped its troops in the North.
