Ukrainian Ex-Convicts Are Ready To Fight for Ukraine’s Freedom: From Prison to Frontline
In May, President Zelenskyy signed a bill allowing convicts to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Currently, various ‘Brigades’ are hurrying to recruit potential fighters from prisons across the country. Inmates are highly motivated and well disciplined, making them perfectly suited to become soldiers. But how is this different from the notorious Russian “Storm Z” or PMC Wagner, who also recruited prisoners, and why are these men highly motivated?
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38 comments
Same as wagner group
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When prisoners are sent to the front line that usually means that you aren’t doing too well.
Lol. Love how AJ can’t tell when they’re being casually racist and includes it in the report
You run out of Cannonfodders
didn't you guys give Russia extreme flak because they did the same to their prisoners. I'm no Russia fan, but isn't this a bit of hypocrite?
I love the unity
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They are also now qualified to have a say in the future of Ukraine.
So when the russians did it, it was a bad thing but now when cocainsky is doing the same thing its perfect, you re so full of shit
Slava Ukraini!!
Heroyam Slava!!
The pussies in The West lost their minds when Putin did this. Hilarious.
🇩🇪🇺🇦✌Slava Ukraine!
Glad to hear that Ukraine fights on.🙏💪🇺🇦♥️🇺🇸
Desperate…
The fact that they're volunteers matters quite a bit
Weird, when Russia did it everyone was bitching about it… now it’s heroic?
Heard from one that they have a PDF working in a moral unit apparently. Willy has a video on it. Not sure what the hell why they say freedom. Ukraine is not a free nation it's oligarch state. It's fighting for sovereignty over a historic foe.
This is so fucking ironic
I remember people making lots of fun for Wagner allowing convicts to join for their freedom. People laughed at that but support the same thing happening here. Strange.
AWSM!
good, these people failed their country and now they have the choice to either pay the price by staying in jail and complete their sentence or give back to the country by defending it.
what better way to show you changed than going from failing you fellow countrymen to defending them. i applaud them
Funny-when Russia did it caused an uproar…….now when Ukraine does it everyone praises them
Desperate times calls for desperate measures I suppose
so everyone said it was wrong when russia did it but no its okay because ukraine is doing it.
when russia did this ukraine called them despicable.
lol when russian do this what do u said?
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Ukraine Puppet🤡🤡🤡🤡
I remember when Russia did this the whole world including Ukraine was laughing and making fun of them.
You aren't condemned for life for (most) bad decisions, people can change, learn and grow. Serving your country like this is a great way to give back and repent your sins. Slava Ukraini!
Running out of men huh?
living ghosts they wont change anything on the battlefield
These ex-convicts would receive much better training, equipment and leadership compared to their near-useless Russian counterparts and thus will have a big contribution to Ukraine's efforts
Should Europe, US and Canada pardon their own Ukrainian and Russian convicts if they serve in the Ukrainian army?
‘2 or more people’ lmao
WH40K Penal Battalions:
You are extraordinarily strong in mind and motivation. You WILL change the world. 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦
up to 60 days of training? after one year probation term, they will be no different from any other soldiers? what does that even mean? so they train for 60 days and if they survive for a year they will be accepted as professional soldiers of the ukrainian armed forces?