Forcibly conscripting soldiers to fight for an occupying power is a war crime. DW spoke to human rights activists and ...

Russia is launching its largest conscription drive in more than a decade, expanding its military as talks stall over a ...

It will see 160,000 men between 18 and 30 join Russia’s armed forces – an increase of 10,000 on last year’s spring drive, and a rise of more than 15,000 compared to three years ago, according to ...

During an evening workout at Spirit Fitness in south-east Moscow, gym-goers were suddenly told to drop to the floor.

Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 more young Russians to bolster his military forces. The Russian president today signed a decree ordering the conscription of new troops who ...

Throughout the three-year war, the Kremlin has been very careful to avoid conscripting men from the country’s most ...

I'm Julia Benbrook. One of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway, as President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with an expansion of the country’s ...