British Defense Ministry: Russia Likely Preparing for Wider Conscription
By VOA News March 18, 2023 Russia is likely gearing up to cast a wider net to increase its military forces, according to the British Defense Ministrys daily Intelligence update on Ukraine. Earlier in the week, the report says, Russian Duma deputies introduced a bill changing the age requirement for conscription to men 21 years of age to 30 years. Currently, the age bracket is 18 to 27. The law will likely pass, the ministry said, and would go into effect in January. Russia continues to officially bar conscripts from operations in Ukraine, though at least hundreds have probably served through administrative mix ups or after being coerced to sign contracts, the ministry said in the update.
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