The mock rituals were meant to strengthen soldiers’ psyches for large-scale hostilities, Norway’s NRK has reported The Norwegian military is practicing burying soldiers and coping with the loss of life in light of the grim battlefield realities of the Ukraine conflict, local media reported on Thursday.

Current office-holders who hold the designation can also be sacked after 180 days if they are not removed from the register Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a federal law prohibiting individuals deemed foreign agents from taking part in elections at any level. The law took effect upon publication.

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