At the end of last year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that 300,000 military-age men had been drafted into the Russian army following President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of a “partial mobilization” (RBC, October 28, 2022). Official data on how many of these recruits have died and how many have returned home once their contracts...
Russia experiencing a new ‘Afghan syndrome’ with soldiers returning from Ukraine
By Vadim Shtepa / Eurasia Daily Monitor6 Mins Read