INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
signed by President Vladimir Putin on Monday.Along with the 150,000 men drafted in the spring, the Russian military will have conscripted
283,000 men by the end of 2024
In the 2023 fall call-up, Russia drafted 130,000 men.This latest draft comes two weeks after Putin set a target of 1.5 million active
servicemen by the end of 2024.Compulsory military service is required of all Russian men aged 18-30 to gain basic military training
Avoiding conscription is punishable by up to two years in prison.Under Russian law, conscripts can be deployed to combat zones for only four
months after being drafted and completing basic training
Recruits will instead receive paper summonses during the Oct
