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The UK’s Ministry of Defence has said that the Russian state has failed “to insulate the population from the war” in its latest daily intelligence briefing. It writes:
The Russian authorities are prioritizing amending legislation to allow more men to be rapidly drafted into the military. In mid-July 2023, the State Duma increased the maximum age of liability for conscription from 27 to 30, while retaining the current lower limit at 18.
While conscripts are not currently deployed in Ukraine, extra draftees free-up professional and mobilised soldiers from other duties inside Russia.
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