https://cnn.com/cnn/2023/(...)-intl-cmd/index.htmlAndriy's unit says it captured one Wagner fighter, whose story is as tragic as Wagner's tactics are primitive and brutal.
According to a recording of the man being questioned, the man is an engineer but had taken to selling drugs to make some money. He volunteered to join Wagner in the belief it would expunge his criminal record so that his daughter would have fewer problems following her dream to become a lawyer.
"And when did you realize, you are just meat?" Andriy asks him.
"At the first combat mission. They brought us to the frontline on December 28. They sent us forward last night."
"How many people were in the group?"
"Ten," he answers.
Andriy says he had told the engineer: "Obviously, you know that you will be killed (in battle). But you're afraid to fight for your freedom in your country."
"He said, 'Yes, this is true. We're afraid of Putin.'"