In fatigues and body armor, Matthieu dives to the concrete floor and fires off a volley from his rifle, watched by half a dozen recruits in safety goggles and helmets. A 26-year-old strategy ...

The long-sacrosanct practice of keeping young Russian army conscripts off the front lines is eroding as the lack of troops in Russia’s Kursk region indicates a manpower shortage. By Neil MacFarquhar ...

LONDON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up ...

Cases of disobedience, sabotage and desertion in the Russian army have become more frequent among conscripts, with offenders being sent to assault companies. Source: Report from the General Staff of ...

As the Russian defense chief said, all the sergeant’s and sergeant-major’s positions, the combat units of special operations forces, marine corps, battalion-level tactical groups and also positions ...

As in the previous army drafts, Russian conscripts had the right to choose military service in various military branches and armed services, considering their health condition and the results of ...