Russia Prosecutes 12 Officers Over Conscript Deployments to Ukraine

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A dozen Russian officers have been prosecuted for sending hundreds of young conscript soldiers to fight in Ukraine, a military prosecutor
been prosecuted in connection with the conscripts' deployment, Interfax quoted him as saying.Yegiev said disciplinary measures have been
taken against those found guilty of violations.He did not specify the disciplinary measures taken, only saying that some of the officers
were dismissed from service.The use of conscripts on the battlefield has been a controversial topic since Russia launched its invasion of
Ukraine on Feb
Yegiev did not mention any instances of conscripts being captured or killed in Ukraine.According to Russian law, conscripts are legally
allowed to be deployed abroad after four months of military service