Wagner mercenaries start recruiting Kyrgyz residents for the war in Ukraine mass media

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA – MONDAY, 25 JULY 2022, 16:36

The Middle for Investigative Journalism “MediaHub” has drawn consideration to the looks in social networks in Kyrgyzstan of adverts by non-public army firm (PMC) Wagner about recruiting residents for the warfare in Ukraine beneath the guise of recruiting workers for personal safety corporations within the areas of Russia.

Supply: “MediaHub”, Radio Azattyk

Particulars: Journalists revealed a screenshot of the corresponding advert posted on the kg.zarplata channel on Instagram. Evidently people are being recruited to guard industrial enterprises with the prospect of acquiring Russian citizenship. The wage begins from 100,000 rubles per thirty days.  The identical adverts are being positioned with a deal with residents of Uzbekistan.

In truth, as journalists discovered after a name to the “employers”, the marketed work is for 4 months or extra, for which a month-to-month remuneration of 240,000 rubles and the identical Russian citizenship are provided, supplied they carry out “duties” within the warfare zone in Ukraine.

The “employer” says that it’s working within the pursuits of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. However given the truth that the meeting level indicated is the hamlet of Molkino in Russia’s Krasnodar Kray, we’re speaking concerning the base and recruitment level of PMC Wagner, as identified by the journalists.

The investigation says that even residents with felony information are being recruited for warfare, however no compensation is supplied within the occasion of harm.

Background: On 20 July, the Russian publication “Necessary Tales” revealed an investigation by which it was reported that PMC Wagner was recruiting for service amongst Russian prisoners in a single and a half dozen [penal] colonies in Russia.