Putin’s desperate army chiefs hire HOMELESS men and raise the maximum age of their recruits as the 7th month of disastrous war begins

A charity has revealed that RUSSIAN army recruiters are trying convince homeless men to enlist in the new Ukrainian combat troops as the war enters its seventh-month.

Putin has been trying to replenish his troops in Ukraine while Russia continues to suffer losses. But he has so far refused a full-blown mobilization fearing that unpopular policies could backfire at home.

Officials came to Nochlezhka to offer the homeless to sign a contract for military service.

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Officials visited Nochlezhka in order to offer military service to the homeless.Credit: Telegram/RotondaMedia
Russia continues to suffer losses in Ukraine, further stretching its army

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Russia continues to sustain losses in Ukraine, further straining its armyCredit: AP

There is growing evidence that the Kremlin has launched a new recruitment program, this time targeting those most vulnerable. This comes as its regular army is becoming increasingly thin.

NochlezhkaThe country’s oldest charity that assists homeless people, AID, stated that military officials targeted shelters in St Petersburgh’s Frunzensky.

“[A recruiter] offered to hand out leaflets explaining that men were to be called to serve under contracts,”Nochlezhka’s unnamed source told the Associated Press that they had received information from the. RotundaNews service

“The duty officer [at the shelter] did not allow the leaflets to be handed out.”

Tatyana Bazhenova (charity spokeswoman) stated that Nochlezhka is not able to facilitate military recruitment of individuals who use its shelters.

“We have always been out of religion and out of politics, so we can’t help in this matter,”She shared her story BumagaNews channel

St Petersburg’s Telegram channel reported that officials from the city administration had confirmed that the recruiter used the Telegram channel. “his own initiative”To try to recruit homeless people in the city.

Representatives contacted Nochlezhka via email later to discuss information regarding the distribution of army leaflets. “contract service”To those who are in the shelter of charity.

This news comes amid reports that Russia has been secretly recruiting troops in prisons across the country to make up the manpower shortage.

According to activists, hundreds of Russian prisoners were approached by activists in dozens prisons. CNNThis was earlier in the month.

Advocates claimed that drug offenders, as well as murderers, were among the targets.

Rotunda reports that authorities in St Petersburg participated in an initiative to recruit volunteers aged 19-59 to fight for Ukraine since July’s end.

A leaflet was distributed by the news station and calls for recruits to sign up: “Contact military service, My Choice!”.

The average monthly salary advertised is 200,00 roubles – £2,880. Volunteers with previous military experience have been offered the equivalent of £5,000 in signing-on bonuses.

The Russian Defense Ministry previously denied any such allegations. “mobilisation activities”These are happening.

Putin signed last week a decree to automatically increase his army’s size from 1.9 million people to 2.04 millions.

In May, the strongman declared that he would scrap age limits for new soldiers – making it possible for people over 40 to join the army.

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The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that Russia has suffered between 75,000 and 85,000 casualties since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

According to the BBC’s Russian service however, Moscow has lost more than 900 “elite”Special forces soldiers fighting in the battle.

An estimated 70,000 to 80,000 Russian troops have been killed since the start of the war

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A total of 70,000 to 80,000 Russian troops have been killed in the conflict since the beginning.Credit: Rex

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