Vladimir Putin visited a training center for conscripts in the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, on Thursday, according to footage broadcast on Russian television.
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This is the first time that a Russian president has attended this civilian ground exercise since it was announced on September 21 that hundreds of thousands of reservists would be mobilized to try to stop the movement of Kiev troops. In Ukraine.
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Lying on the ground under camouflage netting at the firing range, wearing a hard hat over his ears, safety glasses, and a black coat on his back, Mr. Putin tried his hand. .
Vladimir Putin exchanged a few words with some of these players.
“What kind of family do you have?” asked someone.
“A girl. Five years,” the latter replied.
Then the Russian president took him in his arms and wished him “good luck.”
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The generals showed Vladimir Putin what equipment these men had been given, handing him a line of men, some of whom had their bags open to show what they had.
“Turn around!”, the Russian president ordered a soldier to show one of these officers that they were properly equipped.
“These are exceptional boots,” commented the general, while Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who accompanied Mr Putin, inspected the boots.
“Everything to accomplish the tasks” will be assigned to them, the commander said.
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The visit follows reports that the mobilized men are ill-suited, which has caused some dismay in Russia.
According to Russian news agencies, Mr.
The Russian Defense Minister, on the occasion, gave him an update on the training of hundreds of these reservists, underlining Russian press agencies.
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According to an official figure announced last Friday, 222,000 people have already been mobilized, of which 16,000 are already in “combat units” in Ukraine.
The mobilization in Russia is aimed at supporting Moscow’s forces in Ukraine after a series of military setbacks.
