After losing more than 30,000 soldiers, the brutal Wagner Group is now recruiting in Russian schools

Sun, 03/12/2023 - 12:46

ukrainian soldier with a helmet on holds gun lying on stomach in snow — Ukrainian Army replacement troops go through combat training on February 24, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. According to the group's commander, the unit was badly depleted in recent weeks of vicious fighting against Russian Wagner mercenary forces, losing more than half its combat strength due to wounded and killed in action.
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The Wagner Group, which has lost 30,000 soldiers in Ukraine, is now recruiting in Russian schools.
It's opened six recruitment centers to attract "impressionable" youth recruits, an ISW report said.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the group's founder, has pleaded for more ammo amid brutal fighting in Bakhmut.

A private military company has opened recruiting stations in Russian schools in the hopes of attracting "impressionable" youth recruits, according to a new report.