We also have people tattooed with anything, but they fight in the forefront - Prigozhin
Prisoners will no longer join the ranks of the Wagnerites, because they will become part of the regular army.
The founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, stated this in an interview with war correspondent Semyon Pegov, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to Prigozhin, the “procedure” by which prisoners could join the ranks of the “Wagners” and receive an amnesty at the end of their contract has expired.
“We had a certain recruitment procedure. According to this procedure, we recruited them, trained them, and put them into combat work. The duration of this procedure has ended, we, in principle, did not refuse prisoners, but a decision has been made - I will not tell you the details, according to which the prisoners will most likely go somewhere in the military units - I don’t know, this is already beyond my competence . Those we have are happy, satisfied, and finish working. Yes, someone died, someone was injured, many are going free,” Prigozhin said.
He also emphasized that among the “Wagners” there are both supporters of left-wing and supporters of extreme right-wing views.
“Any person who goes to the Wagner PMC must have a sufficient amount of courage, adrenaline and he must have sufficient balls in order to go under bullets and kill the enemy. If you need a person to be smooth, silky, so that he walks and prays every Saturday, or Friday - depending on who, if he needs to be neat and beautifully learn the anthem, then this is not at all in the Wagner PMC.
The Wagner PMC values what kind of fighter you are, how devoted you are to your friends and your team and, strictly speaking, you are valued by your balls, by your brain. What do you like - you like the symbols of the Third Reich, you have 55 skulls in all places, stars - I won’t kneel, I won’t wear shoulder straps or anything else - I don’t care at all. And therefore, the prisoners who came to us and who are now working with us, they understand that we are from the same group.
And how many tattoos someone has on their body is your personal problem. The most important thing is how you and your comrade in arms will behave in battle. If we now include any additional restrictions, it will simply destroy everything,” Prigozhin concluded.
We also have those tattooed with whatever comes to hand, but they fight in the front lines – Prigozhin