A 70-year-old Russian MP has volunteered to serve in the Ukrainian front. Valery Filippov, a businessman and owner of the food company "Uvelka", has signed a six-month contract with the Russian army, during which he will retain his parliamentary mandate.
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It has been announced that Valeriy Filippov, a prominent member of the Chelyabinsk regional council in Russia, has gone to a special military operations zone on a contractual basis. The regional council's press service reported that Filippov signed a six-month contract.
A 70-year-old Russian MP has volunteered to serve in the Ukrainian front. Valery Filippov, a businessman and owner of the food company "Uvelka", has signed a six-month contract with the Russian army, during which he will retain his parliamentary mandate.