Throughout the three-year war, the Kremlin has been very careful to avoid conscripting men from the country’s most ...

With at least 100,000 soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine, Moscow is making life harder for draft dodgers.

It will see 160,000 men between 18 and 30 join Russia’s armed forces – an increase of 10,000 on last year’s spring drive, and a rise of more than 15,000 compared to three years ago, according to ...

Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 more young Russians to bolster his military forces. The Russian president today signed a decree ordering the conscription of new troops who ...

I'm Julia Benbrook. 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 ...