Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine

Putin calls up 160,000 men to Russian army in latest conscription drive

Russia launches one of its largest conscription drives, adding 160,000 recruits amid the Ukraine war and U.S.-Russia negotiations

Russia begins largest military draft in more than a decade

Russian President Vladimir Putin is building up his military by drafting more men than he has since 2011. The move comes as more Russian men try to avoid military service and as losses from the war in Ukraine mount. The pool of eligible draftees is up by 10,000 men compared to the same time last year. The move comes as Baltic NATO nations have expressed fear over "Russian aggression," and amid ceasefire talks brokered by the United States. Full …

Putin ordered by decree the largest spring recruitment in 14 years, of 160,000 Russians aged 18 to 30. The article The biggest recruitment in recent years, 160,000 young people aged 18 to 30, recruited into the Army, appears for the first time on Romania TV.

Putin drafts 160,000 men for Russian military as Ukraine war continues

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country to conscript 160,000 men to join the Russian military as the war in Ukraine continues amid the U.S.-led peace deal negotiations with Russia and Ukraine. According to CNN, Putin recently signed a decree to authorize the next phase of the bi-annual conscription for the Russian military. The outlet noted that the next phase of military conscription, which includes men between the ages of 18 a…

Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta One of the largest drafts into the Russian military in years is underway as President Vladimir Putin pushes for an expansion of the country's troops at a crucial moment in the war in Ukraine. Putin signed a decree authorizing the latest phase of the country's twice-yearly draft, the new period of which begins Tuesday and runs through July 15. Some 160,000 men between the ages of 18 and 30 will join Russia's armed fo…

Putin orders biggest military call-up since 2011

The NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered 160,000 men aged 18-30 to be conscripted into military service, state-owned news agency Tass reported, as the country attempts to make up for losses in Ukraine.The call-up — the biggest since 2011 — comes after Putin last year ordered the Russian military to expand by 180,000 to almost 2.39 million personnel and raised the maximum conscription age from 27 to 30.A Kremlin official said the new cons…