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Spike in number of Russians over 45 enlisting to fight in Ukraine reported

novayagazeta.eu Spike in number of Russians over 45 enlisting to fight in Ukraine reported — Novaya Gazeta Europe

There has been a sharp rise in the number of Russians aged 45 and over voluntarily enlisting in the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, Russian independent media outlet Verstka reported on Wednesday.

Spike in number of Russians over 45 enlisting to fight in Ukraine reported — Novaya Gazeta Europe

One Russian Air Force officer based in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region said that 40% of those in his unit who had voluntarily enlisted to serve were “over 50 years old” and that “three quarters of the new ones are even older”.

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