Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner Group founder, said the first batch of prisoners who fought in the war have received a pardon. 'They worked with honor, with dignity.'
in Russia, offering commuted sentences and cash incentives in return for six months of military service.
"Should we rejoice? Strange, on the contrary, I have anxiety, but what crimes did they commit, for which they were imprisoned? I hope there are no bandits, rapists and murderers among them," a commenter who goes by the name Almira N wrote.
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