Russia using convicts to fight Ukraine

Putin has run out of regular soldiers so he’s working his way though Russias prisons in an effort to replenish his forces with fresh troops. They are promised 200,000 Rubles a month ($5,000 US) and freedom if they last 6months on the front line with only 5 days training.

Soon he will run out of prisoners … maybe then he will resort to child soldiers like they do in west Africa.

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Part of his problem is that he hasn't officially declared war on Ukraine, so contract soldiers aren't obligated to fight.

As for using prisoners, all this means is that Putin is throwing as many people as he can at this war. It shows a willingness to use anyone who can be used and lack of regard for human life, but isn't evidence of Russia losing. He's wasting people who don't matter and managing to maintain ground, make some advances, and inflict *a lot* of damage on Ukraine.