Recruited for the war in Ukraine as snipers and drone operators: The Russian Defense Ministry has started recruiting women, offering six-month contracts with salaries starting at 220,000 rubles, according to Ukrainian Pravda.
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Media: “Russians start recruiting women”
The Russian Defense Ministry has begun recruiting women as snipers and drone operators for the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Pravda writes it. “The publication ‘Important Stories’ – writes Ukrainian Pravda – found an announcement on the Russian social network ‘VKontakte’, according to which the private military company ‘Redut’, controlled by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, announced the recruitment of women for combat specialties in the “Borz” battalion, which is to be sent to the war in Ukraine. Potential mercenaries are offered a six-month contract with a salary starting from 220,000 rubles. If candidates do not have the skills to handle weapons, they are promised who will be trained in Donetsk.”