Troops called up for mandatory service in spring will not serve in Russia’s new territories bordering Ukraine, he claimed Conscripts called up for mandatory military service in April will not be sent to any of the new Russian territories bordering Ukraine, the head of the State Duma Defense Committee announced on Wednesday.

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The Bundeswehr is also short on personal equipment, parliamentary defense commissioner Eva Hoegl says  The German military is facing severe shortages of ammunition, the Bundestag’s commissioner for the armed forces, Eva Hoegl, warned on Sunday. She also highlighted the lack of certain basic personal equipment needed by the army.