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Evening Standard
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William Mata

Putin signs conscription decree calling up 150,000 men for military service

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for statutory military service.

A document posted on the Kremlin's website showed on Sunday that the army’s frontline would be boosted with Russia looking to take further strides into Ukraine.

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