There is a lot of disinformation, but there is also this [1]: > Russian law prohibits conscripts from being sent to the front unless they choose to sign a cont

There is a lot of disinformation, but there is also this [1]: > Russian law prohibits conscripts from being sent to the front unless they choose to sign a contract and become career soldiers. Currently, compulsory service in the Russian army is one year, including four months of basic training. In reality, says Olga Larkina, chair of the Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers, soldiers are either forced to sign a contract against their will, or their military IDs are confiscated, and they are signed to a contract without their knowledge. In recent days, her organization has received dozens of pleas for assistance about this from parents of draftees. [1] https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-why-is-he-there-russian-mothers-say-soldiers-tricked-into-going-to-ukraine-1.10633865 https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium.HIGHLIGHT...