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Articles with tag "draft"

Putin Calls Up Reservists for Annual Combat Readiness Training

Lawyers have warned that reservists could be pressured into signing up for contract service and sent to fight in Ukraine. 

Russia Begins Issuing Digital Military Summons – Reports

The use of digital summons have fueled fears the Kremlin may be preparing to mobilize more men to aid its military efforts in Ukraine. 
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Russia Says Surveillance System Helping to Find Draft Dodgers

Moscow’s chief draft officer Maxim Loktev said it was necessary to find up-to-date addresses for men eligible for military service. 
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Russian Military to Draft 147,000 New Recruits in Spring Call-Up 

Russia's Defense Ministry is to enlist an additional 12,500 recruits for compulsory military service this spring.
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