Surrendered Russian conscript accuses Putin of ‘sending children to the frontline’ in Ukraine

An untrained Russian conscript sent 6,000 miles from his home to fight in the war has accused Vladimir Putin of forcing “children” to the frontline.An 18-year old - his ID has been protected by the Sun, surrendered to the Ukrainians after suffering shrapnel wounds in his arm and leg after his commanders “fled”. He was found “exhausted, frightened and helpless”, said his captors. The Russian teen, from Kamchatka on Russia’s Pacific coast, was conscripted to the marines but had no training before