Russia is increasingly relying on ‘convicts and blacklisted individuals’ to plug gaps in its frontline forces, the UK’s Ministry of Defence claimed yesterday.With 50,000 Russian troops believed dead, wounded or captured since Vladimir invaded , the Kremlin has contracted the Wagner Group, a mercenary firm, to supply soldiers.But even the group’s resources are running low after fighting in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Russia has made territorial gains but at a significant cost. Yesterday the MoD said: ‘The fighting has inflicted heavy casualties on the group.
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