The Wagner group, which is known as president Vladimir Putin’s personal military, is seemingly recruiting Russian convicts affected by ailments together with HIV and hepatitis C for the Ukraine struggle, based on UK intelligence.
UK’s ministry of defence stated that in earlier conflicts the Wagner group has maintained “comparatively excessive recruitment requirements” as a lot of its operators have beforehand served as skilled troopers.
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However the admission of prisoners with medical considerations highlights “an strategy which now priorities numbers over expertise or high quality”, the ministry added.
Greater than 100 prisoners have been deployed with colored bracelets marking their diseases, Ukraine’s navy intelligence division stated including that there’s “rising indignation at this example” amongst different troopers.
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Russia stated Ukraine attacked its Black Sea Fleet close to Sevastopol with 16 drones on Saturday asking the UN Safety Council to satisfy on Monday to debate the assault, Reuters reported.