69% of Russian soldiers on the Zaporizhia front line have criminal records, says Ukrainian military

69% of Russian soldiers on the Zaporizhia front line have criminal records, says Ukrainian military

According to an internal analysis conducted by the Ukrainian military, 31 percent of the total Russian force signed up to avoid criminal charges, and 24 percent were in the army to improve their financial situation, Anastasia Shevchenko, a spokeswoman for Operational Task Force South, said in comments to Ukrinform.