In a face-to-face meeting, he said their health was why many shouldn't have been sent to fight in Ukraine.
Reports last year said Russia had called up students, elderly people, and those with health issues.
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In a sitdown meeting with Russia's president, the country's prosecutor general said that thousands of troops who were mobilized to fight in Ukraine last year were conscripted illegally.
This came after major battlefield setbacks for Russian forces, which had expected a quick victory following the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Putin said in December that 150,000 of those troops had been sent to serve in Ukraine, with the rest still in training in Russia.
Widespread issues related to Russia's mass mobilization have long been reported, including a lack of training and equipment. »