The Russian-backed private military company Wagner has so far maintained relatively high hiring standards, with many of its hires being former professional Russian soldiers, but the situation is said to have changed dramatically after their boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, also known as “his chef Putin “. has a grand plan to build an anti-tank fortification, the so-called Wagner Line, the British Ministry of Defense said in an assessment Sunday morning.

However, Wagner’s group’s recruitment of Russian convicts suffering from serious illnesses, including HIV and hepatitis, “underscores an approach that now favors quantity over experience or quality,” Britain’s military secret service said.

Wagner Group financier Yevhen Prigozhin’s plan to build a 200-kilometer anti-tank fortification in eastern Ukraine would require a large workforce.

There is a realistic possibility that some of the convicted recruits will initially be deployed to build up defences, Britain’s Ministry of Defense says.