Russian soldiers
Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.
  • Russian prisoners recruited to fight in Ukraine are no longer sent for six months, the BBC reported.
  • Instead, they will likely have to stay until the war ends, whenever that might be.
  • One man who claimed he was a recruited prisoner warned: "If you sign up now, be ready to die."

Russian prisoners who are sent to fight in Ukraine are now being made to serve until the war ends instead of just for six months, the BBC reported.