In Russia, the next spring military conscription began. From April 1 to July 15, 2024, the occupying army plans to conscript 150,000 citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 for military service.

This year's draft is part of Russia's general mobilization, says LIGA.net military expert Oleksiy Melnyk from the Razumkov Center.

For Ukraine, this is one of the markers that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to continue large-scale war and the tried-and-true tactic of meat-grinder attacks, says LIGA.net military analyst and founder of BO Reactive Post, Pavlo Narozhny.

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