To combat its growing personnel shortage, Russia has approved a bill that will expand the military draft.

Russia has said it has concluded its autumn 2025 military draft, calling up 135,000 conscripts for service, whilst President Vladimir Putin signed a decree creating a new target of 261,000 conscripts ...

Several Russian conscripts in Primorye allege coercion into signing contracts to join the military, prompting parental complaints and calls for accountability.

The problem of draft dodging has become part of a broader crisis of manpower, according to locals, as Ukrainian soldiers have ...