The mercenary group has reportedly sent empty coffins to members' loved ones, even if the fighters are not confirmed dead.
Olga Romanova, head of the Rus Seated charity foundation, said in a YouTube video published by the My Russian Rights project that the private military company headed by Russian financier and longtime
She also suggested that Prigozhin does not keep statistics on missing or defected prisoners, instead writing off such soldiers as deceased whether or not it's factual. Following a burial service for her husband this winter, the woman—cited by the alias of Angelina—told media outlet TV Rain, or Dozhd as it is known in Russian, that she found out her husband was still alive and fighting in Ukraine.
She added that she doubted her husband joined the cause voluntarily because"he treated Ukraine well."
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