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Anastassiya Mahon, Associate Lecturer in Security Studies, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University

Ukraine war: Russia toughens up draft law to round-up more people for the frontlines

Russia is introducing laws aimed at closing loopholes used by those wanting to avoid the draft.

Evading the draft has been relatively easy in Russia until now. All those who wanted to avoid military service needed to do was avoid receiving a paper draft notice.

One option was to move without letting the authorities know a current address, so that it couldn’t be delivered. This new legislation closes that loophole as the draft notice will be considered served a week after it has been posted online on a government website.

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