During World War One, conscription initially applied to single men aged 16 to 40. The upper limit was later raised to 51, ...

Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 Russians aged from 18 to 30 - the new order will be implemented from ...

Conscription in World War 2 initially only ... There were around 16,000 in World War 1 and 60,000 in World War 2. Those who objected had to appear before a tribunal to argue their case for ...

It will see 160,000 men between 18 and 30 join Russia’s armed forces – an increase of 10,000 on last year’s spring drive, and ...