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Russia’s ‘Partial Mobilization’ Turns Four: Is Another Draft Coming?

kyivpost.com · 19h · first reportShare

Four years after Vladimir Putin announced “partial mobilization,” Russia relies primarily on contract recruitment but also uses conscripts, prisoners, regional quotas and administrative pressure to sustain its war. Ukrainian intelligence says slowing recruitment could push the Kremlin toward another call-up after the State Duma election, although no final decision has been independently confirmed.