After President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Prigozhin emerged from the shadows and recruited thousands of men from prisons, offering them the chance of freedom in return for serving in some of the most dangerous battles in Ukraine. Prigozhin, who has been sanctioned by Western countries for his role in Wagner, was shown in footage supplied by RIA state news agency shaking hands with the first group of convicts who had gained their freedom after serving for six months.
President Vladimir Putin is intent on building a Russian stealth corvette that can wipe out maybe even the USS Sea Wolf but have a complement of weapons that might overcome the Arleigh-Burke Aegis Destroyer.