President Vladimir Putin ordered on May 29 that deaths of Russian soldiers during special operations in peacetime should be classified as a state secret, a move that comes as Moscow stands accused of sending troops to fight in eastern Ukraine.
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Reuters: Putin classifies information on deaths of Russian troops in peacetime
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations and the Council for the Russian Language at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 19, 2015.
