A private military company (PMC) Wagner recruited for the war with Ukraine more than 1000 prisoners in 17 colonies of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Russian edition “Layout” with reference to a joint investigation with the Rus Sitting Human Rights Fund.
According to the publication, the Wagner PMC recruiters promise a salary of 200 thousand rubles a month to the prisoners, the payment of sick leave and the “grave” and the pardon of the president after six months of the service.