Mobilized Russian soldiers lack equipment, food
17 October 2022 |
11:34 am
Just three weeks after Russian President Putin announced a "partial military mobilization," the first soldiers are arriving on the front lines. While the government is enlisting hundreds of thousands, it doesn't seem able to meet even their most basic needs.
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