Ukraine's prisoners offered freedom at a high price: Joining the fight against Russia

Ukraine is expanding the draft to cope with battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion.
That, for the first time, includes inmates at the country’s prisons and penal colonies. Read more: bit.ly/4cnX0X9
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[@DeadPixel1105]

I remember when everyone was mocking Russia for using convicts for the war effort. My my, how the tables have turned.

[@jasonwright8546]

Russia was, rightly, admonished in the media for doing this same thing. Now the media supports it when Ukraine does it.

[@fredo1070]

Well that's one way of reducing the prison population.

[@jay-t1030]

Why not just draft Ukraine women, women and men are equal right? 🧐

[@Whocaresfrfrfrim]

Remember when the Ukraine bots were making fun of Russia for doing this😂😂😂

[@codewx]

Id be interested out of the 5000 signees how many actually died with one month of enlisting

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Already last week on Telegram channels were many reports of prisoners running away from the training centers; they don't even bother wait to be sent to the Front to try to run away or surrender. Who could blame them?

[@hamedhosseini4938]

Zelensky said only 50k Ukrainians died and that they have up to 1m soldiers + reserve. Care to explain why tf then they are resorting to recruting prisoners?

[@brendasmart553]

It is their choice to do or not do this.

[@liuxiangcheng6458]

hahaha, they used to laugh at the Russians for recruiting prisoners into Wagner, but now they repeat it themselves

[@bleaaarghh]

Pure hypocrisy

[@robertgibson-wz5ji]

I love how ukraine slammed russia for doing this but ukraine does it, seems to be no problem? Odd don't you think? Who's "cannon fodder" now?

[@Privateinvite]

Here's your second chance, don't waste your blessings.

[@Grandizer8989]

During WW2, Zhukov cleared German minefields with the bare feet of Penal Battalions. And being maimed in Russia was worse than death because for some reason, you were an outcast.

[@randyo5540]

Future meat shields.

[@vitbur]

Now they're resorting to the inmates. But they tell you they'll surely win like tomorrow.

[@chillxxx241]

They should see if there are any prison volunteers from EU states that would want to join.

[@paxcssr]

would the media and the europeans criticize now the ukraine?

[@hamletthaus3046]

That’s a VERY bad idea.

[@nazistowskisnob543]

Fab 3000 is waiting for you, no respite just being clobbered.