Russian forces have begun conscripting civilians from occupied territories as their recruitment efforts dry up, according to Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai.
, Russian forces have reportedly begun conscripting local workers to fill infantry roles.
"The mass media of the so-called ['Luhansk People's Republic'] start to teach the population to be proud of this fact," Haidai said."The report says that '...as in the years of the great patriotic war, women and pensioners replace in fields, factories, and mines the men who went to the front... Women stayed and they successfully perform their duties even in extremely difficult jobs...
Above, a representational image of a soldier in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Over 400 Ukrainian miners have reportedly been conscripted into serving in the Russian infantry.Reports emerged earlier in August that the Russian military had begun conscripting civilians from Luhansk, which came under full Russian control early last month, and was dubbed the"Luhansk People's Republic." Portions of the region had been recognized as a breakaway state by Russia since 2014.
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