Russia’s Defense Ministry acknowledged Wednesday that “some conscripts” are taking part in the war in Ukraine following successive denials by the president. Vladimir Putin, who even a few days ago, insisted that only professional soldiers and officers had been sent.
Since last year, all Russian male citizens aged 18 to 27 have been recruited. This is a year of active military service in the armed forces.
The Russian ministry said that some of them, “who served in supply units, were captured by the Ukrainian army. “
“Unfortunately, we have found enough evidence of the presence of conscripts in units participating in the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine. “Almost all of these soldiers have retired to Russia.”
The two-year term in the USSR after 1967 continued in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 until 2006, when the Russian government gradually reduced the term to 18 months for conscripts. in 2007 and in one year since 2008.
UssianRussian Ministry of Defense officially acknowledged the participation of conscripts in the war in Ukraine
“Unfortunately several facts of the presence of conscripts in the units of #Russian Armed Forces participating in the special military operation in #Ukraine were found. “
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 9, 2022
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