Russian conscripts line up during a ceremony before their departure for garrisons from a recruitment headquarters in Gatchina in the Leningrad region, Russia [Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters] On April 1, ...

In December 2023, along with tens of thousands of other 18-year-old men, Aleksandr, from the Siberian city of Ulan-Ude, was called up for mandatory military service in the Russian armed forces. Four ...

One of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway, as President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with an expansion of the country’s military at a crucial moment ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on year-round conscription into the army on Nov. 4, according to Russia's legal acts portal. The move marks a significant shift from Russia's ...

During Ukraine’s offensive in Russia’s Kursk region in the summer and fall of 2024, at least 60 Russian conscripts were killed, according to Important Stories outlet. Battle for the Kursk region ...

To combat its growing personnel shortage, Russia has approved a bill that will expand the military draft.

Russia's forced mobilization in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk raises serious concerns, with reports of conscripts being ...

As in the previous army drafts, Russian conscripts had the right to choose military service in various military branches and armed services, considering their health condition and the results of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to call up 160,000 conscripts for military service in the spring campaign, according to the document published on Monday MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. A ...