Friday, April 21, 2023

Russian Prisoners chose to fight in the Ukraine over languishing in deadly Russian prisons

Putin the Terrible demonstrated what a barbarian he is when he offered Russian prisoners to fight in the Ukraine!

"... Many Russian prisoners accepted a Faustian bargain, choosing to fight in their country’s invasion of Ukraine in exchange for pardons and antiviral medications.
The front lines seemed safer than prison, where they’ve been denied effective treatment for infections like HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis, former Russian prisoners captured in Ukraine report.
~A third of Russia’s total inmate population has at least 1 of those 3 infections.
 ~20% of Russian prisoner recruits are HIV-positive, Ukrainian authorities estimate.
Publicly exposed: Russian recruits with HIV or HCV were forced to wear colored wristbands signifying infection—ostensibly to warn other soldiers in case they are wounded, but introducing the possibility that fellow soldiers or medics, fearing infection, could delay first aid. ..."

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