Overview

• Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree for the spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens.
• All men in Russia aged 18 to 30 are required to serve one year of compulsory military service.
• Conscripts will not be deployed to fight outside Russia, despite previous instances of conscripts being sent to the front in error.
• The UK Ministry of Defense estimates 355,000 Russian personnel have been killed and wounded since the invasion of Ukraine began.
• Russia has intensified its air strike campaign against Ukraine, launching 16 missiles and 11 drones in an overnight attack.