Russian Conscripts Demobilised

 

Conscripts, including students who returned from the Russian military units after they were demobilised, attend an acknowledgment ceremony in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

STAROBESHEVE, Russian-controlled Ukraine, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A student newly discharged from Russian proxy forces in Ukraine says he was equipped with a Soviet-era bolt-action rifle, and had to share rations and a sleeping bag when first sent to the front.