Russia is believed to be sending women prisoners to the frontlines in Ukraine for the first time.
Due to “heavy losses” in the war, the Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought “alternative sources of replenishment of manpower”, according to the Ukrainian armed forces general staff.
“Last week there was a movement towards the Donetsk region of a train with reserved seats for transporting prisoners. One of the carriages [was for] convicted women,” said a statement.
