Most of those who returned from the front are under 35 years old About 137 thousand Russians have returned from the combat zone in Ukraine, said Sergei Novikov, head of the Presidential Administration for Public Projects. His words are quoted by RBC. According to Novikov, a significant part of those who returned are young people under 35 years old.

Families are trying to get their sons back, but this is not always possible. In Russian military units, conscript soldiers are forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. These are no longer isolated cases: the problem has become systemic, signals are coming from all over the country, human rights activists say. They use persuasion, promises of good money, and if the “carrot” doesn’t work, they threaten to imprison you, send you to a “meat assault,” beat and mock you.

In June, Canada introduced restrictions against Lyudmila Putina and the president's relatives. What is known about their overseas properties - from Lake Geneva to Marbella In June, Canada added to the sanctions list the relatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin: his ex-wife Lyudmila and cousins ​​Mikhail Putin and Mikhail Shelomov. They will be banned from entering the country and their assets will be frozen if any are found.