Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu proposed to attract volunteers to be sent to war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed, according to Meduza.

“If you see that there are people who want to come on a voluntary basis and help people living in the Donbass, you need to meet them halfway and help them move to the war zone,” Putin said..

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Previously, Russia did not even recognize the fact that it sent military servicemen (conscripts) to the war in Ukraine. However, on March 9, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation had to do this..

According to US intelligence, the Russian army is rapidly losing military equipment in Ukraine. Also, the occupiers are losing their moral and strong-willed qualities due to the loss of personnel, said Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President's Office.