2023-08-31 18:31:00
Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Thursday, August 31, 2023, discover the latest news around this conflict.
Six Ukrainian soldiers dead in the crash of two helicopters
Six Ukrainian soldiers died on Tuesday in the crash of two combat helicopters in the Kramatorsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian National Bureau of Investigation (SBI) announced on Thursday.. The kyiv army is currently conducting its counter-offensive in this region of Ukraine.
“Two Mi-8 military helicopters fell during a combat mission. Six Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen died,” an SBI statement quoted by L’Express.
Faced with labor shortages, Russia lowers the legal working age
Russia faces a historic labor shortage. More than 300,000 Russian workers have left their jobs for two years to join the Ukrainian front. Added to this is the flight of more than a million Russians since the start of the conflict in February 2022. A recent study by the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), written by the Russian researcher Vladislav Inozemtsev and taken up by our colleagues ofWest Francespeaks of “exodus of the century”.
To remedy the lack of manpower, the right-wing United Russia party, which supports the policies of President Vladimir Putin, has proposed lowering the age for entering the world of work to 14 years. “Nine out of ten teenagers would like to start working before the age of 18, but they cannot officially find work,” said Artyom Metelev, chairman of the Duma Committee (lower house of the Russian parliament) in a press release. youth policy, quoted by West France.
Moscow holds local elections in the occupied territories
Pro-Russian authorities in areas of Ukraine claimed by Moscow last year held local elections on Thursday, hoping to strengthen Russia’s rule in its “new territories” despite the conflict.
Russia does not fully control any of the four regions – Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson – in which these elections are held. Ukrainian officials said the poll was illegal and demonstrated that it was impossible to hold peace talks with Moscow until Russia withdrew its troops from Ukraine.
The governors of these four regions, appointed by Moscow, seek to secure new mandates in this poll, scheduled to end on September 10, when Russia will hold regional elections. Pro-Russian authorities in the four regions have extended the duration of the vote, which will stretch over several days, in order, according to them, to reduce the risks for voters.
“We have young people in this country who want to grow and develop but they have to go through countless checks and clearances, it’s just not profitable for employers,” he said.
According to independent online media Meduza, the decree was passed this week. Teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 no longer need approval from a guardian or social service agency to find employment in the country. The new law also makes it possible to “reduce the burden on employers” by no longer requiring them to pay for the medical examinations of minors who wish to work for them.
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