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‘The army has nothing’: new Russian conscripts bemoan lack of supplies

Relatives purchasing armour and clothing for soldiers on frontline due to theft, corruption and poor logistics

When her recently mobilised brother Vladimir rang from the frontline last week, Olesya Shishkanova recorded the phone-call – and with it, a litany of complaints.

“They gave us absolutely no equipment. The army has nothing, we had to buy all our gear ourselves,” complained Vladimir, 23, who was conscripted as part of Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation earlier this month.

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