The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation acknowledged that conscripts are fighting on the territory of Ukraine, said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.

“Unfortunately, there were several facts of the presence of conscripts in parts of the Russian Armed Forces participating in a special military operation (the war against Ukraine – ed.. ) on the territory of Ukraine. Almost all such servicemen have already been withdrawn to the territory of Russia,"

According to him, a number of servicemen, including conscripts, were captured.

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