Tag: convicts
Putin’s daring move backfires as convicts recruited for Ukraine war create havoc in Russia
Posted: September 26, 2023 at 10:19 am / World
Late Wagner Group’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin recruited thousands of prisoners to fight in Ukraine, a move adopted also by the Russian Ministry of Defence. Daily Express :: World Feed
Captured Wagner soldier tells how group uses convicts as ‘cannon fodder’ against Ukraine
Posted: February 14, 2023 at 9:20 am / World
Captured Wagner Group soldiers who were formerly convicts have told how they were forced to walk to the frontlines in groups to scout out Ukrainian positions. Daily Express :: World Feed
Hammer blow to Putin as drafted convicts quit army to go on armed crime sprees
Posted: October 16, 2022 at 10:19 am / World
Enlisted convicts have begun to desert from Putin’s army, it has been reported, as Russia continues to scramble for soldiers and equipment. Daily Express :: World Feed
‘Keep our criminals ‘ Fury as EU bosses order Britain to give convicts full rights to stay
Posted: July 20, 2017 at 10:13 am / Entertainment
EU bosses have provoked outrage by telling Britain that it will have to give their criminals full rights to stay as a price for a deal over citizens rights. Daily Express :: News Feed