Russia's Draftee Ticking Time Bomb
Thousands will exit Ukraine soon with tales of woe, says retired Army General and Russia hand Kevin Ryan
Russia’s troubled armed forces in Ukraine are sitting on another ticking time bomb: the end of one-year draft enlistments for young men called up last spring. And that spells trouble for the Kremlin, which has been peddling the line that everything's going pretty swell in Ukraine.
“In Russia, all men between the ages of 18 and 27 are eligible for conscr…
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