Russia rushes through law to tighten military conscription
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#6AQFG)
Move fuels speculation a second wave of mobilisation is planned, despite Kremlin denials
Russia has tightened its conscription law before a widely anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive in the coming weeks, including introducing electronic military draft papers.
The lower and upper houses of parliament rushed through legislation that will make it significantly harder for Russians to dodge the draft while automatically banning registered conscripts from leaving the country.
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