Ukraine has been using criminals as cannon-fodder for quite a while:
Ukrainian lawmaker admits half Azov battalion fighting in Donbass composed of criminals
Read more: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_06_24/Ukrainian-lawmaker-admits-half-Azov-battalion-fighting-in-Donbass-composed-of-criminals-3274/
Thanks for the view from the Kremlin. What would FR do without you? Please never leave.
UKRAINE Lugansk: "Pro-Russia hide behind children
Report: Putin threatens to use Ukrainian women, children, as human shields
Putin: Listen to me. Listen to me carefully. I want you to correctly understand me.If we reach that decision, only if we reach that decision, it will only be for the defense of Ukrainian citizens, let anyone from the military dare shoot at their own people which we will be behind, not in front but behind, let them try and shoot at women and children.
Let me see who in the Ukraine will give such an order.