Putin's Private Army Lowers Recruiting Standards After Heavy Losses: U.K.

Posted on AllSides July 19th, 2022
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The notorious Russian military company Wagner Group is lowering its recruiting standards after heavy losses sustained in the war against Ukraine, the U.K.'s defense ministry said Monday.

In an intelligence update, the British defense ministry noted that Russia has used Wagner to reinforce front-line forces and to "mitigate manning shortfalls and casualties."

The mercenary group has "almost certainly" played a central role in recent fighting, including the capture of Popasna and Lysyschansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, where the war is currently focused, as Russia attempts to seize the Luhansk...

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