Not eager to send Moscow citizens to death, Russia drafts convicts of strict regime colonies

Nov 25, 2022
Russian prisoners who serve sentences in the colonies of Siberia and the Far East continue to be recruited into the 'WAGNER' PMC to participate in the war in Ukraine. Even the situation with the ex-prisoner Yevgeniy Nuzhin, who was executed after being released from captivity, did not stop such mobilisation. According to 'Siberia.Realities', a private military company recruited convicts from at least six regions beyond the Urals to fight in Ukraine in November alone. 150-200 people, on average, were taken from each colony. How convicts in Siberia end up at war in Ukraine – learn in our story.