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@djsumdog @Nazareno One small point. #Russia is not conscripting anyone for fighting. The Russian standard of one year military draft for males over 18 is the same in Switzerland and many other countries. (Exemptions for Uni students are the same too). Soldiers fighting in Ukraine are either volunteers or on short-term contracts. This makes sense - draftees can perform a lot of the non-combat duties required for any army, leaving better trained and motivated soldiers to do the actual fighting.