Conscription
More Russian men could be called up to fight in Ukraine, reports suggest
The Kremlin has so far denied that it is eyeing a fresh mobilization drive.
Russia proposes restrictions on citizens trying to leave country
After President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization order this past September, hundreds of thousands of citizens fled the country.
Russian authorities thwart protests from wives and mothers of recruits
The leader of an anti-war group said she was detained as she was set to hand to authorities hundreds of complaints against the Ukraine war.
Russian soldiers who fled front lines call out Putin for lying about war
"We were deceived," the soldiers said of being called to the war, adding that they were supposed to be in "territorial defense."
Russian troops flee Ukraine, order taxi to take them 300 miles back home
The men said instead of receiving training to fight in the conflict, commanders used them to build dugouts.
Russia mobilizing disabled locals to fight in failing Donetsk campaign—Kyiv
Ukraine has warned that Russia is set to mobilize up to half a million people starting later this month.
Russian TV hears call to prepare children to fight: "This is World War III"
'"We have to prepare our population in schools and everywhere else," a guest said on Russian state TV.
Taiwan extends conscription to 1 year to counter China threat
New conscripts will begin serving the longer regimen in 2024, Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's president, announced on Tuesday.
Russia admits it wasn't ready for Putin's mobilization order
"With the beginning of partial mobilization, the Russian Defense Ministry encountered certain difficulties," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Elite Putin officer who fled Russia to avoid Ukraine war faces extradition
"A man who knows how to hold a weapon is now of great interest to Russia...They will force him to go to war in every possible way," Mikhail Zhilin's wife said.
Russian men who fled mobilization mocked in ad: "The boys have left"
The propaganda clip attempts to portray the men who are staying in Russia as "men" and those who flee as "boys."
Vladimir Putin forbids questions on these four topics amid Ukraine war
Bringing up the topics, which include protests by mothers of mobilized soldiers, would reportedly "upset the president."
Taiwan to extend military service amid rising tensions with China
Taiwan's conscripts could serve one year in the military, up from its current policy of four months.
Kremlin planning database to track movement of conscripts evading war
The "database" is allegedly connect to plans by the Kremlin to conduct another covert mobilization drive in February 2023.
Russia military losses could be double U.S. in Vietnam in tenth of time
Russia has reportedly lost more than 100,000 soldiers to injury and death, and is losing a further 100 men each day during the conflict in Bakhmut, Ukraine.
Russia's lingering soldier, gear problems mean 2nd draft is coming: ISW
Russia's partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists in September has not made much of a difference against Ukrainian forces.
Widow of Russian colonel found dead writes angry letter to Putin
Vadim Boyko, deputy head of the Vladivostok Pacific Naval College, was made a "scapegoat" for issues with Russia's mobilization drive, his widow said.
Mothers of Russian soldiers slam "shameful" Putin meeting
The women have accused Putin of "hiding" from the mothers and wives of Russian soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine.
Russian colonel arrested after demanding very strange bribe
Ivan Mertvishchev demanded the appliance from a military staff member who was recruiting for Russia's autumn draft.
Putin drafting occupied Ukrainians could fuel "mutiny," desertions
Ukraine's General Staff said Russia was drafting a law to legalize conscripting Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories who have a Russian passport.
Russian wives threaten to go to Ukraine front line and bring soldiers home
"I'm ready to tear them apart. They have to do something...we want them to be taken out as they have a lot of wounded," one woman said.
Russian official conscripted to Ukraine front line by election rival
His wife said his mobilization may be the revenge of the local "elites," according to local media sources.
Russian military officers fleeing from front, conscripted soldier claims
"When it all started, the officers immediately ran away," a soldier who was conscripted as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization said.
Untrained Russian troops abandon front line positions, hide in forest
A mother of a Russian soldier said the mobilized men were called "meat" and "minced meat" in their military unit.
Drunken mass brawl breaks out among Russian troops, video shows
The clip shows Russian military officers dragging unconscious soldiers away from the scene of the brawl.
Russian army threatening to shoot deserters amid low morale: U.K.
Colonel General Alexander Lapin reportedly threatened to shoot the commander of a mobilized unit which retreated from the front lines.
Putin facing revolt after soldiers aren't paid
An online video shows soldiers complaining that their families were not given the 300,000 rubles they were promised for joining the Russian military cause.
Russia could start conscripting women to join Ukraine war
This week, Alexey Chepa, a member of the Russian State Duma, proposed to start conscripting women into the Russian army to bolster the war effort in Ukraine.
Nearly one third of Moscow officials have fled Russia
Earlier, government officials quit in droves after a colleague who was conscripted as part of Russia's mobilization decree died in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin faces dissent from both sides as Russian mood sours
More than eight months into Russia's against neighboring Ukraine, anger is growing across the country, with some officials even calling for Putin's resignation.