Pushilin said that a number of military correspondents and Telegram channels discussed a ban on wearing a beard among military personnel and a restriction on the use of personal vehicles.
“I will say my personal opinion - this idea would be absurd and would not add anything good, not in terms of military discipline,” he said.
Pushilin added that he contacted the military commandant's office of the DPR and found out that "no inspectors came with such" brilliant "ideas, no teams were sent down."
On January 17, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu thanked the military involved in the special operation in Ukraine for their courageous accomplishment of tasks.