As Moscow’s invasion intensifies and the list of casualties grows, Ukraine is working with Russia to enact legislation that would send conscripts to the country’s prisons to strengthen its military.
Ukraine’s parliament has passed a law that would allow certain classes of prisoners to be released early in exchange for military service. As mentioned above, Ukraine’s ability to field sufficient forces to sustain a war against Russia is one of the country’s biggest long-term war challenges, as its population is significantly smaller than Russia’s and it is already in conflict. They are confused and scattered.
The release of criminals from prison in exchange for military service is by no means unique to the Ukraine war, but has a history dating back centuries as a means of redemption in times of national need, or simply as punitive battalions. Tens, if not hundreds of thousands of soldiers have already died in this invasion.
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If President Zelenskiy signs it into law, the conscription law, which has previously been reluctant to sign into law expanding the pool of candidates for military recruits, would become law. This allows prisoners to submit inquiries to the prison governor. take him to court. The court will then decide whether the prisoner is fit to serve.
Reuters notes that an addendum to the bill states that “some of these people are motivated and patriotic citizens who are ready to redeem themselves before society on the battlefield.” There is.
This law would force Ukraine to do the same thing that Russia has been criticized for the past two years. Release criminals onto the battlefield. However, the Russians behind the front lines bear the brunt of the violent inmates who were brutalized by the indiscriminate killings of the war, and return home after completing their mission. and possibly kill again –Ukraine seems to be working on legislation to at least avoid that.
According to the law, several classes of prisoners, including mass murderers, rapists, pedophiles, drug dealers, and political prisoners, are not eligible for early release for combat. Only those who are in good physical and mental condition are eligible to apply, and those with three years or more remaining on their sentences are ineligible.
Therefore, those convicted of single murder or those convicted of manslaughter who are nearing the end of their sentences could be released to fight for Ukraine. Still, given the many restrictions, especially when it stipulates that once released from prison, the only way to get out of military service is basically to die or win, or in some cases return to prison. Given the current laws, the number of people who accept offers may be small. of repeat offenders.
Volunteers are not entitled to leave unless they are injured on the battlefield.
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Anyway, Politico Claim Supporters of the law are expecting 10,000 volunteers through the prison program.
For Russia, this was not much of a problem. Russia is less picky about which prisoners it trains, arms and sends into battle, as they are not required to fight to the end and are pardoned after serving six months. In fact, reports say that during the course of the invasion and occupation of Ukraine, between 50,000 and more than 100,000 Russian prisoners of war were released in exchange for military service.
as report The BBC reported earlier this year that the generous approach of granting amnesty to prisoners of war after just six months of fighting essentially gives prisoners an advantage over ordinary soldiers, even if thousands of people die. Considering that they join the military under conditions, it has now been replaced by a stricter system. Someone who had no hope of returning home.
The broadcaster spoke with the family of a Russian prisoner who reported that his service contract was extended, his pardon was no longer complete, and he was placed in a “stormtrooper” battalion, where he faced dangerous missions with little training or prospects. He said he had talked. Of survival.
It reported:
“My conditions are much better. I get my full salary and all the other allowances and benefits just like in the military,” one convict wrote.
“Chance of survival is about 25%. I’ve been a Stormtrooper for 5 months now. Of our platoon of about 100 people, only 38 are still alive,” said another. To tell.
Many Storm V troops train on the range for just 10 days before being deployed. Dozens of cases are known of prisoners being placed on the front lines after just three to five days of training. By comparison, Soviet conscripts in Afghanistan received up to six months of training before deployment.
Although no reliable official figures have been released by either side regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is clear that a major feature of the war was the extremely high casualty rate of both killed and wounded soldiers, and other situation could dictate the situation without first intervening. How long can the war continue? Competing claims vary widely, but one surveillance project claims to have verified 50,000 Russian war dead through newspaper obituaries, burial plot allocations, and social media posts.
Ukraine’s own calculations of the number of Russian soldiers it has “eliminated” are quite high, rapidly approaching 500,000. Kiev gives a very low figure for its own casualties at 31,000 dead, but this is contradicted even by its allies.
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