INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
veterans.Russian media reported Monday that several veterans of the invasion of Ukraine are interning in the presidential administration as
Heroes.By doing so, the authorities are trying to make serving in the army appear as attractive as possible to potential recruits,
an elusive one, to join the Russian elite.Valery Sharifulin / POOL / kremlin.ruThe Vedomosti business daily, citing Kremlin sources,
about these men, Didenko was able to address Putin at a June 2024 event that, as The Moscow Times understands, was completely staged.A total
of 83 people were enrolled in the Time of Heroes program in 2024
participants fit into two categories: men who served as officials before the war and went to the front to make a name for themselves and
advance their careers, and war veterans with no prior experience in public office.The latter group cannot qualify for high-level positions,
Vedomosti wrote, citing political analyst Rostislav Turovsky.While a few hundred war veterans might have a chance to become regional or
local officials, this is less than 1% of the hundreds of thousands who have fought in Ukraine over the past two and a half
years.Nonetheless, the war in Ukraine has offered contract soldiers unprecedented opportunities for socioeconomic advancement, a significant
In addition to receiving salaries far higher than the national average, men who sign contracts to fight, along with their families, are
entitled to generous state benefits and priority admission to universities.Speaking to The Moscow Times, a Russian government official said
ranks.Influential officials like Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin, Rostec head Sergei Chemezov and Security
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