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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

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 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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