Russia will begin its spring conscription campaign, which will concern 160,000 young people aged 18 to 30, according to a decree signed today by President Vladimir Putin, a number larger than the previous two years. The army states that these new recruits will not be sent to Ukraine, a country in which Russian forces are attacking since February 2022. This campaign is organized twice a year, spring and autumn. It will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, according to a decree signed by the Russian president and published today. According to the decree, “160,000 Russian citizens aged 18 to 30 will be called upon to serve between April 1 and July 15 this year.” The spring campaign involved 150,000 young people in 2024 and 147,000 in 2023, according to the Russian Tass Agency. “The upcoming campaign has nothing to do with the Special Military Operation in Ukraine,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement, using the euphemism which […]
Source: News Beast
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