As casualties in Ukraine continue to mount, the Kremlin is seeking new sources of manpower while trying to avoid the ...

The Russian military has two conscription cycles that take place twice a year, one in the spring and another in the fall. On the last days of September, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the ...

Russian conscripts are taking their own lives to avoid fighting in Ukraine, according to local media reports. Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilisation" towards the end of September in a bid to ...

Russian conscription has a long and brutal history, spanning centuries of forced military service. This video explores how ...

Conscripted military personnel will be able to work in the units of the Federal Fire Service. This initiative was coordinated with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was announced ...

A Nigerian citizen, Abubakar Adamu, has appealed to the Nigerian government for urgent repatriation after claiming he was lured to Russia under the pretext of civilian employment and coerced into ...

Nairobi says it has shut down illegal recruiters and will urge Moscow to sign a deal banning conscription.

Russia first cut training from five to six months to three in 2013, prior to its initial invasion of Ukraine. Today, by ...