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In the Ukrainian conflict, what about the mobilization of 300,000 additional Russians intended to thwart the Ukrainian offensives? A team from France Télévisions followed a training sequence for these new recruits. Report in the Donbass.
Concentrated but with gestures not yet fully mastered: these are the reinforcements that Russia intends to send into battle. They train in Russian-controlled Donbass. “It’s coming very soon. We don’t know when exactly. When we’re prepared, we’ll leave“, testifies one of them. These civilians had no choice, they were mobilized. The Russian army told them that it would train them for several weeks.
“Everyone has a family at home. nobody is happy“says the man. A team from France Télévisions was exceptionally able to attend the training of the mobilized. The issue of their preparation and equipment is sensitive in Russia. A 21-year-old employee of the Russian Southern Railways will fight in a few days. “I wouldn’t say I’m a fan, but if my country needs it, that’s fine“, he assures. Russia claims to have already enlisted two thirds of the 300,000 men they wish to mobilize.
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