Ukraine news LATEST: Putin suffers major blow as Wagner Group now admitting ‘prisoners with serious medical concerns’

VLADIMIR Putin has suffered a major blow as the Russian Wagner Group is now admitting “prisoners with serious medical concerns” in a desperate attempt to bolster numbers, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Putin’s private Wagner Group has been mass-recruiting inmates from Russia’s infamous prisons, where drug use is widespread and diseases often spread through the sharing of dirty needles. The UK’s Ministry of Defence have released their latest intelligence update saying: “On 27 October 2022, Russian mogul Yevgeny Prigozhin posted online, apparently admitting allegations that his private military company, the Wagner Group, had altered its standards & was recruiting Russian convicts suffering from serious diseases including HIV & Hepatitis C. “The role of Wagner Group has evolved significantly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In previous conflicts, it maintained relatively high recruitment standards, with many of its operators having previously served as professional Russian soldiers. “The admission of prisoners with serious medical concerns highlights an approach which now prioritises numbers over experience or quality.” Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest updates…