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Russia: Mobilised citizens receive weapons in Kamchatka

A mobilised man receives a gun. KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 AAP Credit: TASS/Sipa USA

As Russia mobilises hundreds of thousands of conscripts to bolster its war-effort in Ukraine, those in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are voting on referendums to become part of Russia.



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