Conscripts have been deployed to the Belgorod region since last September to guard the border with Ukraine, according to a report by 7x7, SIA reports.
At least seven of them have been killed in action since the beginning of the war.
According to the publication, while conscripts are officially designated to be stationed outside the war zone, they are reportedly exposed to gunfire and injuries. Relatives of these soldiers have shared with journalists that they are positioned in such proximity to the border that they can visually observe Ukrainian servicemen. They also reside in dugouts, engage in trench digging, and carry out border guard duties. However, the soldiers themselves assert that they receive minimal training in shooting and weapon handling.
According to a statement made by the mother of a conscript, she attended a meeting with military prosecutor Denis Mikheyev in Belgorod. During the meeting, Mikheyevallegedly mentioned that the soldiers' primary objective is to gather and relay information in the event of an enemy advancement.
During the January 16 incident in the Belgorod region, when a highway checkpoint in Shebekino came under fire, three to five conscripts were killed within a single day.
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