»Russian prisoners released during conflict in Ukraine are told to behave«
In a video broadcast on January 12, 2023 by Russian official media, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner organization and an associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, addresses a group of men designated as the first group of former convicts released in exchange for service in Russia’s war in Ukraine. RIA Novosti
Moscow —
The first batch of Russian inmates given amnesty in exchange for fighting in Ukraine has been released, according to a video posted on Thursday by the leader of the mercenary firm that employed them. In the video, Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen conversing with a group of men, some of whose faces are obscured.
“You have completed your contract. You worked with integrity and decency “Prigozhin remarked in the footage obtained by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
After fulfilling the six-month contracts offered to obtain freedom, Prigozhin stated that the men “should be treated with deepest respect by society”
They could be heard Prigozhin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, advising them, “Don’t drink a lot, don’t use drugs, don’t rape women, do not get up to no good,”
Wagner fighters have been in the vanguard of the attack launched by Moscow against Ukraine. There have been reports of the group’s participation in Syria, Libya, Mali, and the Central African Republic, among other crisis zones.
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In September, a video emerged showing a bald guy like Prigozhin in a prison courtyard, offering prisoners contracts to fight in Ukraine under terrifying conditions.
“If you reach in Ukraine and realize it is not for you, you will be executed as a deserter. Any questions, guys?” stated the gentleman.
“No one gives themselves up,” he stated, adding that trainees should carry grenades in case they are captured. “If you die, your body will be repatriated to the place you wrote down on the form.”
It was impossible to confirm whether or whether the individual on the video was Prigozhin, although Concord did not dispute that it was him.
“Of course, if I were a prisoner, I would dream of joining this friendly team in order to be able not only to redeem my debt to the Motherland, but also to repay it with interest,” Concord reported him as saying.
»Russian prisoners released during conflict in Ukraine are told to behave«