cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60029299

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 into military service.

The decree, which was reported by news agency Interfax and also published on the government website for legal announcements, says conscription applies to all citizens aged between 18 and 30 and covers the period from April to July.

  • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Hmm, I haven’t kept up with casualty rates, but this will buy him another 8-9 months if I had to guess?

    • Tuukka R@sopuli.xyzM
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      2 days ago

      Similar conscription amounts have been inside the current numbers as well.

      These 160 000 are not an addition to the troops. They are just an explanation of where the steady recruitment of new soldiers comes from this year. This means that they are no longer able to find enough suitable prisoners to send to the front and must slightly increase the yearly amount of conscripts to keep things in balance.