Russia's Risky Return of Criminal Soldiers

The Perils of Recruiting Psychopaths as Warriors (Vol. 3; Issue 2)

Yet another feature of Putin’s chaotic invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army quickly began running out of soldiers. The first few months of his “special military operation” were handled by those already in service. Most troops believed they were on training missions. Suddenly, and with insufficient information, they received orders to change direction a…