Faced with intense opposition from the Ukrainian army in Donbass, Moscow is preparing to expand its army range by accepting citizens over 40 years old for the first time.
That is according to a registered bill, whose content was revealed when the agenda on Wednesday was released for the State Duma, Russia’s parliament, which is controlled by United Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
The purpose of the bill is to remove the age limit for citizens of working age […]where they have the right to terminate the first contract of military serviceindicates an explanatory note accompanied by the legislative text.
According to this note, only citizens between the ages of 18 and 40 are currently allowed to enter into an initial contract with the army. For foreign nationals, the window is 18 to 30 years old.
gold, for the use of high -precision weapons, the operation of weapons and military equipment, skilled professionals are requiredolder.
The new law will therefore help attract specialists in popular, mostly civilian -related fields (medical support, engineering, maintenance, operations, communications, etc.) for military contract serviceindicates a note.
Heavy losses for the Russian army
If it refuses to provide accurate figures, Russia admits all that suffered significant losses since the Kremlin launched its offensive in Ukraine on Feb. 24. Kyiv says it has killed more than 29,200 soldiers, an unverifiable number.
British military intelligence on its part argued on Monday that the defeat of Russian forces after the first three months of fighting was as valuable as those experienced during the Soviet Union -led nine -year war in Afghanistan.
According to estimates, this battle could claim 15,000 casualties in the ranks of the Soviet army.
The Institute for the Study of War reported late Monday that an association of Russian veterans is urging the Kremlin to declare general mobilization in areas adjacent to NATO member countries and Ukraine.
According to this Washington-based think tank, the All-Russian Assembly of Officers is also advocating for compulsory military service to increase from one to two years, and for the death penalty to be imposed on deserts.
The group of veterans is calling on President Putin to recognize that Russia is not just looking denazify Ukraine, but declared war to recover historic territories from Russia.
A conflict that promises to be long
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council both indicated on Tuesday that Moscow would have to fight a long battle with Ukraine to achieve its intervention goals.
We will continue the special military operation until all objectives are achieved, regardless of the substantial Western assistance to the kyiv regime and the unprecedented pressure of sanctions.said Minister Shoigu, in a videoconference with the counterparts of the formerUSSR partially broadcast on television.
According to him, Russia’s efforts to prevent civilian casualties slow down, of course, the tempo of the offense, but it is deliberate. According to the latest report fromUN, the war claimed the lives of more than 3,900 civilians, an underestimated number. According to kyiv, the siege of Mariupol alone could claim more than 20,000 victims.
Somewhat earlier, in a rare interview with a Russian newspaper Argoumenty and Faktythe Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolaï Patrushev, meant that military operations would last as long as necessary.
We don’t run after deadlineshe said, noticing that the goals set by the President (Vladimir Putin) will be fulfilled. Otherwise, the truth is on our sideHe added.
Moscow awaits Italy’s peace plan
Russia has not yet seen the peace plan for Ukraine mentioned by Italy, but it hopes to receive it through diplomatic channels, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio outlined the plan last week and said he discussed it with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during a visit to New York.
” We haven’t seen (the plan) yet. We hope it will be sent to us through diplomatic channels and we will be able to read it. “
Luigi Di Maio suggested at a press conference on Friday that international organizations such asUNthe European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are acting as facilitators to enable, as a first step, the implementation of local ceasefires in Ukraine.
In addition to Antonio Guterres, the head of Italian diplomacy said he had presented the framework of this plan to representatives of G7 member countries.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now Vice-President of the Russian Security Council, gave a cold welcome to this initiative and to any other proposal that may come from Western countries.
It seems that (the plan) was not drawn up by diplomats, but by small political scientists who read many provincial newspapers and were based solely on Ukrainian lies.he wrote in his Telegram account.
Source: Radio-Canada
