In a bid to find new recruits for its armed forces in the face of a continued Russian offensive, the Ukrainian army has turned to recruiting prisoners — and already around 3,000 have signed up.
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In a bid to find new recruits for its armed forces in the face of a continued Russian offensive, the Ukrainian army has turned to recruiting prisoners — and already around 3,000 have signed up.
Archived version: archive.ph/2ng9A
What’s the frag per commander ratio sitting at now?
Their barbaric penal legion, vs our repentant absolution platoon.
I could’ve sworn they did this at the start of the war? Or maybe that was a one-time executive type deal
FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 5 months ago
Their brutish criminal conscripts vs our noble prisoner volunteers
MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I like the reference, but isn’t it litteraly the case here?