Giselle Donnelly's article highlights, among many other points, Putin absolutely gruesome, cynical and heartless decision to let (make?) convicts die for his war. Taking 30-40,000 prisoners out of his penal system to become cannon fodder for minimal gains is, for him, a real twofer: He regains space in his prison system for new (politi…
Giselle Donnelly's article highlights, among many other points, Putin absolutely gruesome, cynical and heartless decision to let (make?) convicts die for his war. Taking 30-40,000 prisoners out of his penal system to become cannon fodder for minimal gains is, for him, a real twofer: He regains space in his prison system for new (political?) prisoners without having to build or staff more facilities, and preserves his "regular" troops for more important action than a replay of WWI on the Somme.
Giselle Donnelly's article highlights, among many other points, Putin absolutely gruesome, cynical and heartless decision to let (make?) convicts die for his war. Taking 30-40,000 prisoners out of his penal system to become cannon fodder for minimal gains is, for him, a real twofer: He regains space in his prison system for new (political?) prisoners without having to build or staff more facilities, and preserves his "regular" troops for more important action than a replay of WWI on the Somme.