Mobilized Russians cannot join the Wagner Group. It is punishable by imprisonment

– We are all volunteers, we came voluntarily to defend our homeland, but due to the current situation, we want to defend our homeland in Wagner units so that we know that someone is behind our backs, we will be led out at any moment and ammunition will be delivered here – they said.

Prigozhin, who has been banned from recruiting mercenaries in prisons, has previously said that mobilized Russians report to his group. We are currently training mobilized personnel for a total of up to three motorized rifle brigades,” Prigozhin said in mid-April.

At the same time, there have been cases in the past that mobilized people complained that they were forced to sign contracts with a private military company.