With both prisoners and staff being recruited to fight in Ukraine, prison populations in Russia have dwindled, leading officials to close some facilities. #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #russia #ukraine #russianews
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That's a loss on Putin's part. Now they can't send them to the Congo, Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Eritrea, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, and say "No, Russia does not have soldiers in those countries!" as they have in the past. Now they have to say that yes, those are Russian soldiers supporting the OPFOR.
@@Thor.Jorgensen what a way to cope. Great Russia (not to be confused with great britain) is single handedly standing up to a coalition of western bullies called NATO and bots like you are whining in your corner.
Putin said himself that Wagner PMC has been fully financed by Kremlin, so I guess he let the cat out of the bag himself. He to said that it was a war Russia fought in Ukraine, but strangely enough he hasn’t been trialed and sent to prison. I guess laws doesn’t concern him as he can do whatever he wants to! When will the Russian serfs wake up and take their own freedom?
@@Thor.Jorgensen Fair point on paper... but consider the silovik HQ command also have a black belt in word wiggling and narrative shaping. i.e., Continue to one thing covertly or unilaterally and just describe the situation as something else, however it wants to.
Don’t confuse the countries politics with its people. You think China is more moral than Russia??? Public executions? child labor? IMO that’s the real enemy.
The difference is that Wagner recruits were volunteers, who could have a long career with the organization. The Russian army recruits are cannon fodder slaves who won't last a month.
@@shakengandulf Are you mental??.. I'm simply stating 2 more countries that are prison shitholes. And yes, those 2 countries are currently excepting more prisoners. The lowlife's that are 'migrating' to those 2 shitholes, have a collective IQ of -7. Which I'm sure you're right there with them. Dur-der-dur.. take that.
Oh yeah, i remember when all the pro sports leagues shut down for the recent wars because all the perfect athletes volunteered. How many ex-convicts do you work with? When you get out of jail, you are unemployable by private companies. All those guys are offered a future as a hero, to wipe their records, or a quick death. They don't take the issue lightly. Some want to end their suffering.
They have no choice,, they're going to die anyways, either by Russian hands, probably more likely, Ukraine NATO, they're stuck in darkness, PS I've never seen a darker country than not,,, USSR or Russia or whatever you want to call it it's all the same
@@btudrus Because to flee you need to have money or relatives who can help you abroad which I either don't have or what I have is currently not enough. Right now I'm already in survival mode, but I'm doing my best to organize my life now in order to get the hell out of here in the future
@johnrr8854 OHH so that makes everything ok. What a fkd up mentality. And what if he's outrage was the same. Your transparent attitude stays transparent.
@@johnrr8854 Very good point. These slavabot goyslops never have the integrity to admit their own country has done the same. I bet they cheered whenever middle eastern fighters were killed in a strike, assuming they're even old enough.
Been to Moscow, St Petetsburg latelly? Because I have not seen there any signs if failed state. Unlike Ukraine and across the water, skid street and similiar.
So is America and everyone else. You think we are PURE here in the US.. You have not served your country like I have and seen the shit we pull. You only see what the news tells u
ah we've done it too sort of... never to this extreme though. But during war/drafting judges would sometimes give an option of jail or service. Now even if a judge wanted to give you an option they can't mostly do to the military being very strict on recruitment anyone... even weed possession as a juvenile can disqualify you from joining the army...
If russia has to drag convicts into a war and their prison guards it says russia is hitting a new low in desperation. Sounds to me the EU and USA can shorten this war if they get their acts together and get the supplies moving.
That's one way to decrease the prison population. But this is hardly unheard of, as an example, the US offered prisoners early release to fight during WW2.
Well the prisoners at least have some incentive to fight in Ukraine. Ordinary Russians don't. It's not like they would be defending their country or anything.
@@madden12 as in regain their freedom as a condition of their service. Also, the conditions in Russian prisons aren't that great, so some may regard a battlefield as an improvement.
If any of these reports are credible, the Russian Federation has sunk to new lows of depravity in its desperation to continue prosecution of the illegal and immoral war in Ukraine. Makes Yevgheny Pregozhin not just hero, but also some kind of visionary. 👽🔰
Its way worse. The bunch up immigrants and foreign students, sue them over spying and other bullshit, then send them right to the front lines. You protest against the war? Jail -> Frontlines. You are a moslem or jewish? Jail -> Frontlines.
Except this is no news, and prison recruitment has been a long time Russian policy on managing convict levels. Put them to work or send them to fight, why should they sit idle? Plus, Russian prisons are very strict. Most prisoners there would love another shot at freedom.
LOL, no, quite the opposite will be true. A large number of people who lost their job and existence and return from the front with injuries. The new criminal gangs will only be thriving after the war. And there will be no prisons for them...
Mais violações dos direitos humanos na Rússia, prisioneiros também tem direitos, inclusive de serem protegidos pelo estado enquanto cumprem suas penas, portanto mandá-los morrer numa guerra é o mesmo que condená-los à pena de morte sem direito a um julgamento justo. Glória à Ucrânia 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Glória aos heróis ucranianos 💪💪💪👊👊👊
USA sent convicts into war many times, wouldn't you say they still had a strong military? Despite technically losing the last few mass campaigns they've carried out.
@@mattaddison1910 The US kept Russia from being taken by Germany WHILE fighting Japan, using ordinary citizens from all walks of life. Russia can't even fight a tiny country they can DRIVE to without emptying prisons.
The US saved Russia and Europe from Germany, while also fighting Japan, using people from all walks of life. Russia can't fight a tiny country they can DRIVE to, without literally emptying prisons.
@@DDRWakaLaka Whataboutism shield deflection. Very nice. Now, are you actually going to challenge the point, or hide behind buzzwords like the pseudo-intellectual that you are?
Also means Russia keeps it's official death toll low, I doubt they count prisoners as soldiers, nor mercanaries, or "volunteers" from Uzbekistan or other such countries.
And if they survive for 6 (+/-) months, they are being sent home to live among civilians. And most of them commit more crimes and are being sent to prison again.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Yes. There are a lot of videos from news, telling about the crimes, committed by russian convicts, who were on the frontline and then returned to live among civilians.
Having a crap army would be losing in Vietnam. Yanks had overwhelming superiority in every area in Vietnam and still lost to men which sharp sticks. US armed forces what a joke.
Good overused joke. The Russians seem to be doing well so far. It appears Ukraine has only been winning thanks to donations from literally ALL of NATO. It's easy to play with infinite ammo cheat lol.
Wasn't the colonization of Australia started at Botany Bay? With people let out of English Prisons? At the time, in England, one could be put in prison for being in debt and unable to pay, or even to pay a parent's debt too? And those debts, to rich English landowners who placed high rents on land for poor, itinerant farmers to try to work a pathetic existence growing potatoes or something with meager tools and maybe a donkey or a draft animal. The European system was not too nice to poor people for centuries. Rich, landed Gentry making all the rules. The working poor, tied to the land, "serfs" the Russians called them, Subjects the Royalty would refer to the masses of ordinary people without land or title. It's not too much difference now. Corporate US titans, these too big to fail companies with their Rock Star founders and CEO's, the Musk's, the Dimon's, the Zuckerberg's, the Bezos's. Too rich to really ever run out of money, yet seemingly eager to make even more and expend their power into the political and media influence realm, maybe it's just too tempting to play King or Oligarch once the fortune is made? Why not? Just become Ozymandias, King of Kings, look upon my visage and despair?
During periods of poverty or adversity, in ancient Rome, prisoners were massively thrown to lions or forced to participate in gladiatorial combat for public entertainment in the Colosseum. Just sayin.....
So, let me get this straight. Russian criminals who are in prison for not obeying laws, are being sent to the front lines to obey orders by officers. Interesting. I need to go to Costco and restock my supply of popcorn.
They all got a chance to join the army. Great to see criminals doing their part! Ukraine chases down people on the street, who are still in Ukraine, to force them to fight for Zelensky.
Think about the horror for once being 2023 a rison guard staff. At 2024 being forced drafted for Sturm unit together with your former prisoner nurderous rapist.
Will most prisoners be released back into the community? At least 95% of all State prisoners will be released from prison at some point; nearly 80% will be released to parole supervision. At yearend 2002, 1,440,655 prisoners were under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities.
@@wolfbbq6076 Yes you are wrong. And its same with France Foreign Legion. And I dont know how much Russia need those prisoners because every day more than 1500 volunteer join in Russia army.
On the other hand, the USA has private prisons, which MUST stay open to create shareholder dividends. They are paid by the government per prisoner-day, so the goal is maximum occupancy. Judges are lobbied to favor prison sentences over house arrest. Also, prisoners are used as slave labor disguised as training programs for other private companies. Upon release, they are deemed unemployable and tend to re-offend to gain rent money or food. Repeat cycle.
This is a sign of Russian desperation as pre-war Russia used their prisoners for forced labour. By recruiting innmates to fight on the frontlines they've gutted the very profitable prison based economy they'd build up around those innmates. Innmates and the employees of state owned enterprises or organizations were the low hanging fruit for the Russian government to recruit and if they have to shut entire prisons and penal colonies down then it means that they're rapidly exhausting that low hanging fruit.
Good for them. I served in the US Army in the 1990's with a guy who the judge gave the choice "go to jail or join the army." He was a good guy. The Russian military is only taking volunteers. it's a waste of time and counterproductive to try and force someone to fight that never works. How the French Foreign Legion works to. Jail or military was a common thing in the US military before the all volunteer military began in the 1970's after the Vietnam war. Three years in arrow the US has missed volunteer recruitment goals.
Classic WHATABOUTISM. I hope your looking over your shoulder because when the convicts run out the troll farm workers are next for the meat grinder. You're future 200
That is such a great idea ! Did you know thaf the U.S. has the most people in the world locked up by a far margin ? 2nd is China . The U.S. could solve the prisoner problem the same way , but then the private U.S. prison system would not make money
Lets see.. Stay in prison or serve in the military.. Where have I seen that before.> Oh ya here in the good ol USA. I served with Marines that were either in prison and got a service agreement or had the choice. PRISON or MARINES.. Stop thinking like a DRONE and think for YOURSELVES PEOPLE
Funny...I served 4 years US Army (1976-1980) and not ONCE did I meet "Jail or Enlist" person. For the 100's of times we all heard the stories, nobody ever met someone who made that choice. How does a convict get into the Military, when criminal background checks are mandatory? And what about that Security Clearance, when you are a convict? Don't buy it...
