Putin is planning to deploy feminine jail inmates in Ukraine, says shut pal

Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shut pal and the founding father of the paramilitary mercenary organisation Wagner Group, mentioned on Wednesday that he’s working to ship feminine jail inmates to struggle in Ukraine.
 

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 22, 2022 12:04 IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Yevgeny Prigozhin (proper).

By India Today Web Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shut pal and the founding father of the paramilitary mercenary organisation Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, mentioned that he’s planning to ship feminine jail inmates to struggle in Ukraine, reported the New York Post.

Prigozhin mentioned that he’s working to ship feminine jail inmates to function as snipers and saboteurs in Ukraine, the New York Post reported.

Also generally known as Putin’s chef for working a catering firm, Prigozhin unveiled his plan on Wednesday in an announcement launched by his enterprise’s press service.

Responding to a proposal made by a lawmaker from the Sverdlovsk area of Russia, Vyacheslav Vegner, Putin’s confidant, mentioned that he had been approached by a bunch of feminine inmates serving time in a neighborhood penal colony who had been ready to deploy to Ukraine as docs, nurses, and communications operators.

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Prigozhin replied that he “fully agrees” with Vegner’s proposal however recommended that it doesn’t go far sufficient.

“[Female inmates] should serve not only as nurses and communications operators, but also in sabotage groups and sniper pairs,” he wrote in his response.

“Everyone knows that this has been widely used,” he added. “We are working in this direction. There is pushback, but I think we will prevail.”

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The fledgling plan to rope feminine prisoners into the invasion comes as Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu highlighted a proposal to broaden the nation’s army to 1.5 million fight personnel.

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Manisha Pandey

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Dec 22, 2022