Vladimir Putin observed a minute of silence to honour the prisoners who died in combat. (File) Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Russian prisoners who died in Ukraine had redeemed themselves in the eyes of society. To boost regular troops fighting in Ukraine, the army and mercenary group Wagner have extensively recruited from […]
The law prohibits conscripts from leaving Russia after receiving their draft notice. (Representational) Moscow: Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed legislation increasing the maximum age limit for compulsory military service to 30, over a year into the Kremlin’s Ukraine offensive. The bill comes as Moscow seeks to replenish its forces on the front line in Ukraine […]
File photo of Russia’s Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev. Russia President Vladimir Putin carried out a military shake-up removing several high-ranking officials, including Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, whose ruthless tactics in the Ukraine war earned him the nickname “Butcher of Mariupol”, according to a report in New York Post. The news about General Mizintsev’s ouster was […]
