Russian convicts have been the backbone of its success in Ukraine but the strategy is backfiring at home. Those pardoned include murderers, rapists and even a cannibal.
Recruiting convicts for its army has given Russia a manpower advantage. But it is backfiring in tragic ways when former inmates are pardoned and return home to commit new crimes.
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The winner of the “Best Teacher of Russia” contest, funded by Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, met a grim fate in Russia’s Far East, as reported by Nastoyashee Vremya (Current Time) TV channel on Feb. 29.