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| Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Putin? 'Dad's Army' of Russians dragged into spluttering Ukraine invasion includes overweight middle-aged men and women learning how to handle machine guns in bizarre scenes at training camp |
| 2022-10-23 |
- Bizarre new pictures have emerged of unassuming, middle-aged Russian civilians handling assault rifles
- Adults not on the frontlines were called to training sessions in Russia's Rostov region to prepare for combat
- Participants paired khaki helmets and padded vests with rigid blue jeans and freshly manicured nails
- They said they would be prepared to defend their country and families if it became necessary to do so
- Military training is also underway for the conscripts called to the frontline under Putin's 'partial mobilisation'
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