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2022-09-16 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Murderers and sex offenders are told they can become war heroes - or be executed for desertion - in footage showing Putin's 'chef' recruiting prisoners to join Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

Prisoners will be pardoned if they survive six months, promised Wagner chief

They should take their own lives, and not be taken prisoner in Ukraine, he said

Those who fled or expressed doubts after joining would be shot dead, he warns

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 61, told the inmates they had 'five minutes to decide'

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 @RALee85: Baza reports that >8 prison transport trucks are transporting 400 prisoners in Tambov to a training area in southern Russia (possibly Wagner’s base in Molkino) likely before going to Ukraine. They say 10-12 prison trucks were seen in Belgorod last night.

Posted by Snash Shairt9621 2022-09-16 05:44|| 2022-09-16 05:44|| Front Page Top

#2 I just don't see a live version of The Dirty Dozen here...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-09-16 06:34|| 2022-09-16 06:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Old tanks, old artillery, old organizations.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-09-16 07:53|| 2022-09-16 07:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Shipped off to slaughter: 400 murderers and sex offenders are seen being sent from prison to Ukraine after agreeing to fight in Putin's war in return for a pardon... if they survive

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-16 08:08|| 2022-09-16 08:08|| Front Page Top

#5 I see Wagner ad a Constellis peer - this doesn’t make sense. What pro would want known slackers on their flank. Maybe one of the other Russian PMCs … selecting for demining troops or a penal construction group (which the Russians had in WW2).

Posted by Griter Slash1619 2022-09-16 08:38|| 2022-09-16 08:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Wagner are pros? When did that happen?

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-09-16 09:09|| 2022-09-16 09:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Russia's Wagner boss: It's prisoners fighting in Ukraine, or your children

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-16 09:11|| 2022-09-16 09:11|| Front Page Top

#8 What pro would want known slackers on their flank.

Well, there are mine fields to clear.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-16 09:12|| 2022-09-16 09:12|| Front Page Top

#9 I thought that was the reason they sent the Wagner Group Nazis.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-09-16 10:14|| 2022-09-16 10:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Wagner likes to recruit from Zaslon, Vympl and Smersh units the same way Constellis likes to recruit from US Tier 1 units. Both round out with combat vets who have honorable discharges. And both still need all the logistics, support personnel with slightly lower credentials. Competitive units to join - they need to weed out the big mouth bozos before they deploy. You might want to learn a bit more about PMCs Rob before commenting on same

Posted by Griter Slash1619 2022-09-16 10:52|| 2022-09-16 10:52|| Front Page Top

#11 French Legionnaires.

Posted by Dale 2022-09-16 11:20|| 2022-09-16 11:20|| Front Page Top

#12 Wagner operates in several countries.

Posted by Dale 2022-09-16 11:21|| 2022-09-16 11:21|| Front Page Top

#13 Exactly correct Griter.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-16 11:21|| 2022-09-16 11:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Wagner operates in several countries.

Posted by Dale 2022-09-16 11:22|| 2022-09-16 11:22|| Front Page Top

#15 ....and maintains a large agent network in Washington, D.C.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-16 11:29|| 2022-09-16 11:29|| Front Page Top

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