Moscow Struggling To Find New Conscripts To Fight In Ukraine Says Ukrainian Defense Ministry
Russia is reportedly struggling to recruit new soldiers because potential conscripts are afraid they might die in Ukraine.
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Russia is reportedly struggling to recruit new soldiers because potential conscripts are afraid they might die in Ukraine.
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A video has been released by the Russian Defence Ministry purporting to show the crew of the cruiser Moskva and her Captain believed to have been killed when the ship was hit by one or more Ukrainian anti-ship cruise missiles. We are skeptical of this.
Russian soldier Alexey Bychkov assigned to a unit operating in Ukraine, was arrested by Russian police due to him sexually abusing a baby. The videos could not be verified whether they were taken in Ukraine or before the invasion.