Putin sent them to their deaths: Russia confirmed the first five victims of mobilized men in Ukraine – Novy Chas

The authorities of the Chelyabinsk region in the South Urals in the European part of Russia have confirmed the death of five people who were called up to the war in Ukraine as part of the so-called of the initial mobilization announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 21. This is the first official announcement of the death of those mobilized at the front, the British station BBC monitored by the agency TASR reported on Thursday (October 13). The death of five Ural residents was also confirmed by the regional military administration and reported on by the local media. However, the BBC, citing various sources, claims that it has knowledge of more than ten cases where mobilized Russians died before even reaching the fighting area in Ukraine. The first reports of such deaths began to arrive earlier this week, but Russian authorities have not commented on them. At the end of September, the Russian Ministry of Defense promised not to send untrained soldiers to the front line in Ukraine.