Russia’s conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine

🇷🇺 The Japan Times (RU) —

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Russia has intensified its conscription efforts, pressuring draftees to sign contracts to participate in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This marks a shift from previous reluctance to forcibly draft soldiers for the war.

The country has hardened its once-avoidable conscription system, and once inside the military machine, draftees are pressured to sign contracts to fight in Ukraine.

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