Tens of thousands of male convicts have been freed to fight in Ukraine. It is not clear if a small contingent of female volunteers released from a prison portends wider use of female soldiers.

Russia released a group of women from a prison in late May to join the fighting in Ukraine, according to two former inmates who maintain contact with those still there, potentially signaling a new phase in the Kremlin’s use of criminals in its war effort.

  • @jaybone@lemmy.world
    5•5 months ago

    I’m sure this will end well.

    Wasn’t I just reading some article about a male Russian prisoner forced into clear who shot an officer before deserting? Keep an eye on these ladies.