Russia abolishes age limit for joining the army!

Sowmiya Sriram
Russia abolishes age limit for joining the army!
The Russian war on ukraine enters its 4th month today. On february 24, russia launched a war. russia has lifted the age limit for joining the army. The bill was tabled in the Russian parliament today. Accordingly, the Russian parliament today passed a bill removing the age limit for professional soldiers joining the military. The bill seeks to repeal the age limit for Russians signing a military agreement to be 40 years.
The decision is seen as a way to expand recruitment into the Russian military. According to the old recruitment practice, enlisting in the army would be ideal for operating precision weapons or serving in engineering or medical missions. Russian military officials say only volunteer volunteers are being sent to fight in Ukraine.
According to the new bill, more young soldiers could be recruited into the army. In recent years, the Russian military has become increasingly dependent on volunteers. There is a practice that all men aged 18-27 should be subjected to one year of compulsory military service.
However, it is noteworthy that many people are excluded from this practice for several reasons. russia ready to allow food shipments from ukraine - russia is ready to provide humanitarian food routes to ukraine, said Deputy Foreign minister Andrei Rudenko.
Russia has shut down ports in Ukraine's the Black sea since the war. Around 20 million tons of grain are kept in warehouses in Ukraine. It is said that russia is ready to build humanitarian food routes for ships carrying food from Ukraine. russia has wholly captured the main port city of Mariupol in Ukraine.

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