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28 June 2022, 13:28

Readers of Chechen publics criticize idea of military contracts after school

The Defence Committee of the Russian State Duma has offered to recruit school graduates for the army service under contract. Instagram* users have criticized the idea, stating that school graduates are too young for the contract military service.

If the bill is adopted, then contract soldiers can be sent to the battlefield after four months of service. Only adults can enter into a contract.

Social media users have criticized the idea of allowing high school graduates to serve under contracts in the army.

"They'll be cannon fodder," the user fotok_net20922 has written.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 27, 2022 at 02:01 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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