The article discusses the leaked emails of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late head of Wagner Group, a Russian private military company. The emails reveal that Wagner Group was involved in various illicit activities, including recruiting convicts for military operations and engaging in slave trade-like practices.
Some of the notable points from the article include:
* A mother wrote to Prigozizhin asking for help in getting her son to join Wagner Group, stating that he was eager to serve.
* Another parent, Andrei Lapshin, asked for assistance in arranging a job for his 15-year-old son during summer break, so that he wouldn’t waste time working at a café or as a courier.
* A woman named Dinara Satanova criticized Wagner Group’s activities, stating that their leadership had “stained hands with the blood of our children, husbands, and brothers.”
* The emails also mention a food poisoning scandal involving Concord Group, where hundreds of children were poisoned due to low-quality food deliveries.