Putin to use aging retired soldiers to replenish his forces in echo of desperate Hitler after almost 20,000 wiped out

VLADIMIR Putin plans to use aging retired soldiers to replenish his forces after almost 20,000 troops have been wiped out. The British Government claims the tactic will be used in an effort to generate more fighting power in response to mounting losses. ReutersPutin is rallying soldiers discharged since 2012[/caption] APThe tactic is in an effort to generate more fighting power in response to mounting losses[/caption] The desperate move was outlined by the UK’s Ministry of Defence in its latest intelligence update on Sunday. It said: “In response to mounting losses, the Russian armed forces seek to bolster troop numbers with personnel discharged from military service since 2012. “Efforts to generate more fighting power also include trying to recruit from the unrecognized Transnistria region of Moldova.” The new recruits could be more than 60 years old with Federal Law capping the ages of Russian Military personnel, 19FortyFive reported. Read more on Ukraine WAR GAMES Four chilling moves Putin could take next as his Ukraine invasion collapses FLAG OF U.K.RAINE Ukraine's heroes hoist Union Jack as gratitude for UK's support in war Under the provisions, lieutenants in military rank and soldiers must be younger than 50 years old, colonels and captains of the 1st rank under 55 years old and vice admirals and major generals must be under 60 years old. Recruitment of soldiers who retired in 2012 due to their age could mean they are several years over 60. The approach echoes similar tactics taken by Adolf Hitler‘s Nazi Party who, under orders, constructed the Volkssturm during the last months of World War II. It was comprised of men aged between 16 and 60 years old who were not already serving in the military. Most read in The Sun HELPING HAND How to get free £50 food vouchers for supermarkets over Easter BEYOND BELIEF Russian soldier arrested after 'filming himself raping baby in Ukraine' PUT A BLING ON IT Brooklyn marries billionaire heiress in celeb-packed wedding of decade GUNNERS GO MAD Arsenal and Tottenham set for £60m summer scrap for Leicester's Maddison WHO ARE YA? Watch awkward moment Barkley is brutally left hanging by Silva on Chelsea bench BREAKING POINT Starving shoppers loot supermarket amid world's strictest Covid lockdown A number of district units were set up around Germany, staffed by members of the Hitler Youth, elderly, invalids or men who had previously been considered unfit for military service. It comes as Bodies of dead Russian troops abandoned by their comrades were found abandoned in eastern Ukraine, in the latest sign that Russia’s chaotic invasion is in disarray. Video from the site of a destroyed armoured personnel carrier shows frying pans, drills, and even children’s toys apparently looted by Putin‘s soldiers. The troops were allegedly ambushed in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, close to the Russian border. Julian Ropcke, a journalist with the German publication BILD, shared video and pictures of the scene. Most read in The Sun HELPING HAND How to get free £50 food vouchers for supermarkets over Easter BEYOND BELIEF Russian soldier arrested after 'filming himself raping baby in Ukraine' PUT A BLING ON IT Brooklyn marries billionaire heiress in celeb-packed wedding of decade GUNNERS GO MAD Arsenal and Tottenham set for £60m summer scrap for Leicester's Maddison WHO ARE YA? Watch awkward moment Barkley is brutally left hanging by Silva on Chelsea bench BREAKING POINT Starving shoppers loot supermarket amid world's strictest Covid lockdown “These Russians stole pans, toys, drills,” he tweeted. “But for this group, the raid in Sumy ended in death.” Grisly photos showed the 10-man crew killed with their bodies piled up alongside their vehicle. ReutersA destroyed Russian tank is seen amid Putin’s attack on Ukraine continues[/caption]