Ukraine Recap: Russia Widens Conscription Base as War Grinds On
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Russia is moving to expand its pool of military conscripts by raising the upper age limit to 30 as the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine extends into its 18th month. While Russia has said draftees won’t be sent to fight in Ukraine, the changes approved in the lower house of parliament may create an extra 2.4 million potential conscripts, according to Igor Yefremov, a researcher and specialist in demographics at the Gaidar Institute in Moscow.
The Biden administration announced as much as $400 million in new military assistance for Ukraine, its 43rd drawdown from existing Pentagon inventories. The latest package includes Hornet drones and demolition munitions to clear obstacles.