Vladimir Putin faces rising anger from within Russian army

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/4787089/Vladimir-Putin-faces-rising-anger-from-within-Russian-army.html


Vladimir Putin is facing an unprecedented military challenge to his authority as discontent over medieval conditions and personnel cuts mounts within the Russian armed forces.


A growing number of disgruntled servicemen, including senior officers, are making contact with Russian opposition groups for the first time since he came to power in 2000.

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Simmering public anger over the government's handling of Russia's stalling economy has triggered the first ever protests demanding Mr Putin's resignation.

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Resentment within the armed forces is brewing among the oversized commissioned ranks, after the government unveiled plans to trim their numbers by sacking 200,000 officers, including more than 200 generals and 15,000 colonels.

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Doctors were summoned to one unheated navy base earlier this month. Of 1,000 sailors housed in the barracks, 123 were diagnosed with hypothermia, pneumonia and other serious respiratory diseases. At least one died. Such stories are common.
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military officers have too much power politically.

personally, I say down with all military and up with peace and harmony