Russia admits conscripts have been fighting in Ukraine, despite Putin's previous denials
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By Sarah Dean and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Russian military conscripts have been involved in the invasion of Ukraine and that some were taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces, just a day after President Vladimir Putin insisted conscripts were not part of the assau…
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By Sarah Dean and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Russian military conscripts have been involved in the invasion of Ukraine and that some were taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces, just a day after President Vladimir Putin insisted conscripts were not part of the assau…
Russia’s defense ministry admitted Wednesday to its use of conscripts in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, despite President Vladimir Putin’s repeated insistence that Kremlin military forces only considered of professional fighters, according to a Reuters report.
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