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Russia's Wagner boss: It's prisoners fighting in Ukraine, or your children
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The UK's defence ministry said the recruitment of prisoners indicated that Russia was suffering from a "critical" shortage of combat infantry troops.
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The BBC geolocated the footage to a penal colony in Russia's central Mari El Republic. Facial recognition tools suggested the recruiter was Mr Prigozhin, and this was separately confirmed by multiple sources.
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In the past, the Putin ally has denied a connection with the organisation.
But in the leaked prison video, the oligarch can be seen telling inmates that he is a "representative of a private war company".
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62922152
There is a video of Prigozhin speaking in the prison yard on the link.
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