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Putin’s new conscripts spotted dozing about drunk and refusing to follow orders

Vladimir Putin's decision to mobilise 300,000 reservists for his war in Ukraine. In apparent shows of defiance, the newly called-up soldiers appear to be refusing to form ranks and, in one video shared by Moscow-based British journalist Danny Armstrong on Twitter, some conscripts appear to be sleeping off the effects of alcohol.READ MORE: Woman sparks rabies fears after bringing pet racoon named Rocky into barHe posted: "Russian conscripts on the way to fight in Ukraine.
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Disgusting Russian State TV reports new car as benefit of son being killed in Ukraine
Ukraine conflict is enough to buy his or her family a brand new car, according to Russian state TV. Bizarre Russian propaganda shows a father "benefitting" from the death of his son, as he proudly reveals his brand new motor, bought from the proceeds of the money received for losing his loved one in the fighting.The 30-second clip begins with a view of Staff Sergeant Alexei Malov’s parents sitting in their living room, with a picture of their son, with the caption: “Like his grandfathers and great-grandfathers, he fought against fascism.”READ MORE:Russia issues chilling warning that Ukraine faces Doomsday 'very soon'The next shot sees the father showing another man his sparkling new, white Lada car in the garage, where the dad says: “In memory of our son, we bought a nice new car.”The vehicle is backed out of the garage onto the road, with another caption: “The new Lada was bought with what people call ‘coffin money’, but what’s officially ‘a lump sum allowance for the family of the deceased’.“His father says that Alexei (who was killed early in the war) dreamt of having a white car, just like this one.”The clip ends with the car driving past a field full of war graves, with a concluding ominous caption of: “It’s first trip is to the cemetery.”BBC Monitoring journalist Francis Scarr tweeted: “You couldn’t make this up.”Along with the rumoured 50,000 deaths of Russian soldiers, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin added that almost 1,700 tanks have been destroyed in the conflict. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. Last week, the Ministry of Defence revealed that Moscow was turning to “non-traditional recruitment” as it looked to get more soldiers on the frontline, with
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