Dagestan (Russia)

Desperate for Recruits, Russia Launches a ‘Stealth Mobilization’

“Mostly, of course, it is a way of earning money,” said Sergei Krivenko, director of the Russian human rights organization Citizen Army Law. Many, especially older volunteers, have substantial debts, he and others said. A May law scrapped the age limit of 40 for contract soldiers. Updated  July 10, 2022, 6:20 a.m. ET Such piecemeal […]