PUTIN PAYS TRIBUTE TO RUSSIAN PRISONERS KILLED IN UKRAINE

Fri 29 September 2023:

President Putin has hailed Russian prisoners who died fighting in Ukraine, saying they had “fully redeemed” themselves.

“Everyone can make some mistakes, they once did. But they gave their lives for the Motherland, and fully redeemed themselves,” Putin said at the meeting with servicemen who fought near Ukraine’s Urozhaine on the southern front.

To boost regular troops fighting in Ukraine, the army and mercenary group Wagner have extensively recruited from Russian penal colonies.

Putin signs decree on autumn military conscription

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine autumn conscription campaign, calling up 130,000 citizens for statutory military service, a document posted on the government website showed.

All men in Russia are required to do a yearlong military service between the ages of 18 and 27 or equivalent training while pursuing higher education.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

______________________________________________________________

FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS:

TWITTER (CLICK HERE)
https://twitter.com/IpIndependent