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Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove... by wodenokoto on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:15AM (#32922106)
I'm not sure what the details and exact definitions of words like "draft" and "conscription" are, but the article says that it is only former professional soldiers who are being "mobilized".

To me that sounds more like activating a reserve, rather than drafting. Although that probably doesn't change the fact that most of those 300.000 people are productive members of the Russian economy.

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Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove... by xhruso00 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @10:03AM (#32925315)
One cannot trust those numbers. They claim 6000 russian soldiers lost and they call 300 000 backup? Doesn't make sense at all. Keeping the numbers low is to calm down public opinion.
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Re:Putin orders partial Russian mobilisation, warns West ove... by filoleg on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @12:09PM (#32927240)
To clarify the conscription part, it has been mandatory for all males 18-27 (or 28? I forgot+they keep changing that age +-1) since a long time ago. Medical exceptions and a few others apply, if Russia isn't struggling for numbers, otherwise the exceptions are routinely ignored.
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