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Vladimir Putin signed the law on granting war veteran status to mercenaries

According to the law, those persons who “signed a contract with organizations that help the Russian Armed Forces in carrying out tasks” during the military campaign will be classified as veterans and invalids of military operations. | Fountain: AFP

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law today granting veteran and disabled status to militants from four annexed regions of Ukraine, as well as mercenaries such as the Wagner Group.

According to the law, those persons who “entered into a contract with organizations providing assistance to Armed Forces of Russia when performing tasks” during a military campaign.

This includes private military companies such as Wagner, whose troops are currently fighting in the town of Bakhmut, in the Ukrainian province, according to Yaroslav Nilov, head of the committee on labor, social policy and veterans’ affairs in the State Duma or lower house. Donetsk.

The law also guarantees veteran status to people fighting for Russia in Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye And Khersonoccupied regions annexed by the Kremlin in September last year, as well as pro-Russian separatists who fought in Donbass after the armed uprising in 2014

Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said when a law was passed in the lower house last week that “everyone who risks his life defending our country during a special military operation should have the same status as a veteran and be sure that the state will accept measures”. take care of them and their families, whether they are soldiers, officers or volunteers. (EFE)


Source: RPP

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