Putin S Supporters Complain Old Russians Are Being Sent To War
The Russian leader ordered the mobilization last Wednesday after his military struggled to achieve any substantial goals in the Ukraine “special military operation,” which was launched on February 24. Ukraine met Russian soldiers with a stronger-than-expected defense and in recent weeks launched counteroffensives to reclaim occupied territory. As losses piled up, Putin turned to the partial mobilization to send 300,000 reservist troops to the front lines of Ukraine. Conscription was only supposed to affect rank-and-file soldiers up to 35 years old, junior officers up to 50 years old and senior officers up to 55 years old....