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

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 ...

The commander, Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, was dismissed from the Russian Army in July 2023, the most widely known casualty of a ...

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

Russian police have been raiding gyms and detaining men as part of an aggressive conscription drive to strengthen troop ...

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