Released prisoners of war were sent back into combat. Russian officers threaten their own soldiers with a bullet in the head so often that these murders are called zeroing out those unwilling to ...

At least 60 Russian conscripts have been killed during a Ukrainian operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast in summer 2024, while the fate of another 60 remains unknown. Source: Vazhnie Istorii (Important ...

During Ukraine’s offensive in Russia’s Kursk region in the summer and fall of 2024, at least 60 Russian conscripts were killed, according to Important Stories outlet. Battle for the Kursk region ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on year-round conscription into the army on Nov. 4, according to Russia's legal acts portal. The move marks a significant shift from Russia's ...

November 26, 2025: Russia is different from the West and operates differently, especially in wartime. Some of the differences include barbaric treatment of Russian soldiers by their officers, and ...

The Russian government, facing mounting losses in Ukraine, appears to be intensifying its coercive recruitment tactics targeting prisoners, conscripts, and ethnic minorities from remote regions and ...

Since summer 2025, Russian authorities have struggled to find the thousands of soldiers needed to replenish units suffering ever heavier losses. They have kept the threat of a general mobilization ...

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 ...