Russia details who will evade conscription, war in Ukraine
Caitlin McFallSeptember 23, 2022, 3:12 PMRussia's defense ministry has detailed which of is fortunate citizens will be able to evade Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest order to deploy conscripts to…
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