Organizers today said they had submitted the open letter to President Vladimir Putin's administration.
Organizer Maria Smirnova told RFE/RL's Russian Service that the initiative was prompted by an especially brutal hazing incident at a tank unit in Chelyabinsk earlier this year, which left a conscript maimed for life.
Putin on March 20 appointed Ivanov head of a new state Military-Industrial Commission, which will oversee Russia's defense industry. The commission reportedly has an annual budget of some $25 billion.
(with material from newsru.com)
Organizer Maria Smirnova told RFE/RL's Russian Service that the initiative was prompted by an especially brutal hazing incident at a tank unit in Chelyabinsk earlier this year, which left a conscript maimed for life.
Putin on March 20 appointed Ivanov head of a new state Military-Industrial Commission, which will oversee Russia's defense industry. The commission reportedly has an annual budget of some $25 billion.
(with material from newsru.com)
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