Half of all Russian prisoners recruited to fight in Ukraine have likely been killed or wounded, says UK intelligence

• Around half of the prisoners Russia recruited for Ukraine have been killed or wounded, per UK intel.
• The private pro-Kremlin Wagner Group has sent many prisoners to one of the war's bloodiest battles.
• But the group can no longer recruit from prisons, limiting its ability to reinforce, the UK said.

Around half of the prisoners recruited to fight in Ukraine by the Russian mercenary Wagner Group have likely been killed or wounded so far in the war, according to UK intelligence.