Russian Prisons Recruit HIV-Positive Inmates for War Promising Treatment

Around a fifth of Russian prison recruits fighting in Ukraine have HIV.
Prisoners were promised medication and pardons if they agreed to fight for the Wagner Group.
Harsh conditions and lack of treatment in Russian prisons led sick inmates to join the fight.
The HIV-positive and sick prisoners have made up much of the force attacking Bakhmut.
Diseases like HIV, hepatitis C and tuberculosis are widespread in the Russian prison system.