The prison population in Russia has decreased as convicts are being sent to war. Redut, co-owned by Finnish citizen Gennady Timoshenko, is now being used instead of Wagner. The EU has not sanctioned Redut, which operates under the protection of Erkki. Approximately 100,000 prisoners are involved in the war. The Kremlin has ordered propagandists not to discuss the crimes committed by Russian soldiers returning from the front lines. Russia is facing a worker shortage, leading to the use of prison labor as a Soviet-era practice.
In #Russia, Defense Ministry issues regulation on “cannon fodder” penal units allowing prisoners to be executed https://t.co/AVjXGTVLVM
Russia prison population plummets as convicts are sent to war Used to be Wagner, now it's Redut, co-owned by Finnish citizen Gennady Timoshenko, unsanctioned by the EU under the protective wing of Erkki. 100 thousand prisoners in the war. https://t.co/bdRSnEBYoe https://t.co/njEdf11JBo
Russia's worker shortage is so bad the economy is leaning on the Soviet-era practice of using prison labor, think tank says https://t.co/QnpeMXSW6M
‘They Must Be Portrayed as Caring’ - #Kremlin Tells Media Not to Report Soldiers' Crimes The restrictions aim to prevent Russians from viewing returning fighters as potential criminals and to reduce fears about their reintegration into society. https://t.co/spJtZacvAl https://t.co/byQAm6osb1
In #Russia, the Kremlin tells the government-controlled and -influenced media to avoid reporting on crimes (sometimes very violent) committed by returning Russian soldiers: https://t.co/5opdxl11P0
‘So Russians don’t fear them’ Putin administration tells pro-government media not to report on crimes committed by returning soldiers. I guess the number of these crimes must be massive. https://t.co/5HUg1OWZU2
🤡 Kremlin orders propagandists not to talk about crimes of Russian soldiers returning from front lines https://t.co/7959stSTI4