HRC announced the creation of a working group on special operations

The Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation is creating a working group on issues of a special military operation and the problems of Donbass. This decision was made at a meeting of the chairman of the HRC with members of the Council, according to his Telegram channel.

“Following the discussion, it was decided to create a working group for interdepartmental interaction on all relevant and requiring attention issues,” the HRC said, noting that specific tasks would soon be formulated and made public.

A meeting with members of the Council who deal with the problems of Donbass and issues of the NVO was held by the chairman of the Human Rights Council Valery Fadeev on Friday, December 9th. It was attended by HRC Deputy Chairman Irina Kirkora, Editor-in-Chief of Regnum Agency Marina Akhmedova, KP war correspondent Alexander Kots, member of the presidium of the Free Donbass social movement Elena Shishkina, President of the International Charitable Public Organization “Doctor Lisa’s Fair Aid” Olga Demicheva, Head of the Committee families of soldiers of the Fatherland Yulia Belekhova and the head of the Association of Cancer Patients “Hello!” Irina Borova.

December 7 Russian President Vladimir Putin spent annual meeting with the HRC. It began with a warning that a large block of questions would be devoted to the special operation. “It is important that you continue to expose the crimes of the Nazi regime, which has established itself in a neighboring country,” he described the activities of the HRC in 2022.

Commenting on the living conditions of servicemen, Putin said that there would be no additional conscription in the near future. According to him, out of 300,000, only 150,000 are now in the zone of a special military operation, of which 77,000 are directly in combat units, and the rest are performing the functions of territorial defense forces or undergoing additional training at the training centers of the Ministry of Defense.

Member of the HRC, human rights ombudsman of the Sverdlovsk region Tatyana Merzlyakova informed the president about rumors about concentration camps for deserters. Putin denied their existence, but acknowledged that there were deserters, although this phenomenon is not widespread. The head of state also declaredthat problems with the equipment of the military should already be resolved, and the remaining problems need to be dealt with.