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War veterans become Putin's "new elite"

2026-09-22 19:47:11Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

War veterans become Putin's "new elite"

Nearly 50 veterans of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are expected to enter Russia's parliament, taking on a new role in President Vladimir Putin's political system after the United Russia party's best electoral result.

The Putin-backed party is expected to have received around 58 percent of the vote and will take 49 war veterans to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, according to the party's general secretary, Vladimir Yakushev.

Their presence is part of the Kremlin's push to give veterans a greater role in state structures, more than four and a half years after Putin ordered the full invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Many of them served in units that Ukraine has accused of war crimes.

More than 100 veterans have completed the Kremlin-run “Time of Heroes” program, modeled after Western schools of public policy. The former servicemen are trained in state administration issues and then take mid-level positions in ministries, state-owned companies and regional governments.

Putin has described the veterans as a “new elite.” Analysts cited by the Financial Times also see their promotion as a way to bolster the legitimacy of the war, while maintaining the Kremlin’s control over the political process.

Last week's parliamentary elections were the first in Russia since the occupation began in 2022. The Russian Supreme Court removed Yabloko, the only party that had expressed a stance, albeit moderate, against the war, from the ballot.

However, it remains unclear how many of the roughly 200 veterans who ran will actually end up in parliament. United Russia initially said 86 veterans would receive seats, before correcting the figure to 49.

According to political scientist Mikhail Komin, experience from lower-level elections shows that veteran candidates do not necessarily enjoy particular support among voters.

"They are on the lists not because they improve the party's electoral prospects, but because this is a way to fulfill Putin's call to turn war veterans into a new elite," Komin said.


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