Russian Prisoners Recruited by The Wagner Group Found Dead in Large Numbers
- Posted on January 27, 2023
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- By Akta Yadav
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A special Reuters report has found a Russian graveyard expanding with bodies of mercenaries from the Wagner group recently amidst the ongoing Russia- Ukraine war. The grave is situated in a Russian village called Bakinskaya and it has been reported that by November 2022, there were only 3 rows of dead bodies of mercenaries from the Wagner group, however, the cemetery will become full by January 2023.
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The Wagner Group Mercenaries
The Wagner Private Military Company provides private military services to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Warriors who work for such private companies on contractual basis are often called mercenaries. The Russian Wagner group is currently headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The Killed Wagner Group Mercenaries
Reuters reported that Wagner deployed Russian prisoners to fight in the Russia- Ukraine war. In December 2022 alone, 40,000 prisoners were recruited by the Wagner group. The prisoners were promised that they would be pardoned if they survived the war for at least 6 months. Some prisoners deployed by the Wagner group included “a contract killer, murderers, career criminals and people with alcohol problems”. The mission assigned to these prisoners was seizure of the Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Soledar. However, the plight of the untrained prisoners is very evident from the Bakinskaya graveyard.
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International Criticism of the Wagner Group
The country of Estonia has declared the Wagner group as a terrorist organization. On 26th January 2023, the US also designated the Wagner group as an international criminal organization and held it responsible for widespread human rights violations in Ukraine. For more updates keep visiting our website www.topstoriesworld.com where we provide unbiased, true and top stories of the world.
