Politician Alexei Navalny's associates published a video of the recruitment of prisoners for the war against Ukraine in one of the Mariy El colonies.
According to the oppositionists, the video was sent to them by one of the prisoners. The number of the colony is not mentioned, however, judging by the temple that can be seen in the video, it is VK-6 in Yoshkar-Ole. The same video was published on other Telegram channels.
In the video, a person who looks like a businessman close to Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, calls on the prisoners to go to war in Ukraine. His words coincide with what the convicts told the Russian mass media about the behavior of "Putin's cook" in the colonies. For example, he talks about the prohibition of desertion, looting, drugs, alcohol, as well as surrender
"The first prisoners who fought with me — it was on June 1, the storming of the Vuhledar thermal power plant, 40 people from St. Petersburg, strict regime, relapse, 40 people went into the enemy's trenches, and as a result there were three dead, seven wounded. One of the victims was a 52 year-old man, who served 30 years in prison and died heroically," Prigozhin insists.
For agreeing to fight for six months, 'Putin's cook' promises a pardon. But if the prisoner agrees to sign the contract and then changes his mind, he will be shot.