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Putin and Shoigu plan to involve minors in the war against Ukraine: the document

20 March 2022, 16:45

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The Main Intelligence Office of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Russia is considering the possibility of involving minors in hostilities. The reason is the lack of manpower to replenish the occupying army.

Ukrainian intelligence has published a corresponding Russian order on the "Organization of the involvement of members of the military-patriotic public movement "Unarmiya" in a special operation in Ukraine".

This document has been signed by Russian Defense Minister Shoigu.

According to the order, the reporting of potential human reserves aged 17-18 for involvement in hostilities in the occupying army is being prepared. The top military leadership of the Russian Federation must provide proposals for the training of these personnel in the shortest possible time. Gennady Zhidko, the head of the central military-political department of the Russian Armed Forces, is in charge of monitoring the execution of the order.