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| Where are Russia's newest soldiers coming from? |
| 2022-10-24 |
| [Economist] RUSSIANS ARE paying a high price for their president’s war in Ukraine. Already tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed during Vladimir Putin’s ill-conceived invasion. In late September, amid humiliating defeats, Mr Putin declared the "partial mobilisation" of the country to bolster the war effort. But not all Russians are treated equally. Analysts suggest Mr Putin is relying on poor and remote areas of the country, often places with large ethnic-minority populations, to feed his faltering war machine (see chart). |
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