Ex-Russian prisoner captured in Ukraine after seeking quick cash on battlefield
Photo: Ukraine's border guards capture a former Russian prisoner of war (Getty Images)
Ukrainian border guards captured a former Russian prisoner of war. The man went to fight in Ukraine to "make money," according to the Press Center of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
Fighters from the Forpost Brigade on the Vovchansk direction captured a Russian who joined the war straight from prison. He voluntarily went to fight against Ukraine.
The man had been convicted under Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code for "fraud."
"Instead of serving his sentence honestly and not ruining other people's lives, he decided to 'earn' money by going to war against Ukraine. Luck did not favor him here either — he got handcuffs instead of money," the border guards said.
Earlier this year, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense Intelligence reported that Russia planned to mobilize 126,000 soldiers from a so-called "special contingent."
This includes Russians serving prison sentences, under investigation, in debt, or facing other problems.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has lost 1,087,180 soldiers since the start of the full-scale war. In the past 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 960 Russian troops.
