The Kremlin dispatched federal security forces to frontier border crossings packed with Russian men trying to escape the draft by entering countries like Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
Tag: Draft and Recruitment (Military)
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Russians Are Terrified, and Have Nowhere to Turn
For citizens who want to escape conscription, there simply aren’t many options.
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Russia Admits to Draft Problems as Anger Flares Into Violence
The Kremlin’s spokesman tried to shift blame for errors in the call-up to regional agencies on Monday, the same day a gunman attacked a draft office in Siberia.
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Russia Begins Mobilizing Ukrainians to Fight Against Their Own Country
Panic and fear flooded the occupied territories as Russian forces rounded up men to fight and forced residents to vote in a staged referendum on joining Russia, Ukrainian officials and rights groups said.
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Russia Begins Staged Referendums In Occupied Areas of Ukraine
Under coercive conditions, with most residents gone and war still raging, Russia is putting on what it calls referendums on annexation but Ukraine and its allies call an illegal farce.