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In this third wave alone, nearly 300,000 Russian citizens had left Russia before 27 September, [35] with that number approaching 400,000 by 4 October. [1] [36] An upper estimate is for 700,000 Russians to have fled conscription since it was announced. [37] Many went to Kazakhstan, Serbia, [38] Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Georgia, and ...
Conscription in Russia (Russian: всеобщая воинская обязанность, romanized: vseobshchaya voinskaya obyazannost, translated as "universal military obligation" or "liability for military service") is a 12-month draft, which is mandatory for all male citizens who are between 18 and 30 years old, with a number of ...
The torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan was an incident during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that occurred in the village of Mala Rohan.As documented by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot the legs of three captured Russian soldiers and tortured Russian soldiers who were wounded. [1]
The Wagner Group’s band of mercenaries, which had been fighting for Russia in its war on Ukraine, crossed into southern Russia and seized a military outpost in Rostov-on-Don without a fight.
One man named Nikita said he was afraid to be called up for war. Asked why by a reporter, he said because the mobilization is a big mistake for Russia, Europe and for Ukrainian people.
Tens of thousands of Russians who fled to Turkey after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine have moved on to other countries in the last year, squeezed by residency issues and soaring costs, according to ...
After Ukrainian counteroffensives in September 2022, Putin came under increasing pressure from Russian ultra-nationalists and pro-war activists such as Igor Girkin and Alexander Kots, who called for full mobilization and all-out war against Ukraine. [25] Girkin said full mobilization in Russia was the "last chance" for victory. [26]
In the first few months following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, we documented how the voluntary exits of over 1,000+ global companies from Russia (that we helped ...