The Grim Story of a Russian Prisoner Turned Recruit
The Journal. - Podcast tekijän mukaan The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet
Yevgeny Nuzhin was serving time for murder in a high-security Russian prison when the Wagner Group— a paramilitary organization employed by Russia to wage war on Ukraine— offered him freedom in exchange for six months of paid military service fighting for Russia in Ukraine. WSJ’s James Marson details how Nuzhin’s bid for freedom went gruesomely wrong. Further Reading: - The Grim Life and Brutal Death of a Wagner Recruit Further Listening: - ‘Putin's Chef’' Now Serving Up Gains for Russia in Ukraine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
