When Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of Russian reservists and the need for 300,000 fighters to join his war in Ukraine, he insisted the men would be summoned according to strict criteria.
Now, there is a clearer picture of where the reinforcements are coming from and there are widespread claims all is not equal.
The young tech workers of St Petersburg and the sons of Moscow’s elite are less likely to be on the front line in Ukraine because, as with so many things in Russia, money and power talk.
