Head of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine Denis Malyuska said that prisoners in Ukrainian prisons were sent instead of miners sent to the front to work in mines. RIA News referring to the politician’s social networks.
“Energy security is in safe hands! Our prisoners began to work as miners,” writes Malyuska on social networks.
He also attached the text “Evening in the Hut” in Ukrainian to the photo of the miners. According to Malyuska, the use of prisoner labor in the mines will help alleviate the labor shortage and teach prisoners new skills that will help them become employed in the future.
According to the minister, a team of 10 prisoners produces up to 25 tons of coal per shift.
Before that Russian automobile factories reportedAt the beginning of the year they felt a serious shortage of personnel and had to look for workers among the prisoners.
He was previously a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated About the lack of understanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.