has admitted sending conscripted soldiers to war in Ukraine despite maintaining for weeks that only professional troops were used to invade Moscow's western neighbour. Russian defence ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov admitted on Wednesday that 'we have uncovered several instances of the presence of conscripts in the Russian units taking part in the special military operation in Ukraine.'He confirmed several conscripts were among Russian troops taken prisoner in Ukraine, but declined to give numbers, saying that Moscow was working to secure their release.
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