Great Britain London: Moscow wants to prevent exodus of potential recruits
According to the British government, the Kremlin is preparing to prevent potential recruits from leaving Russia. This is according to the British Ministry of Defense's intelligence update on the war in Ukraine.
16.07.2024, 16:15
SDA
The communication is based on a report by the independent Russian media organization "Medusa". According to the report, the Ministry of Defense in Moscow is working with the FSB intelligence service on a system for exchanging information on potential conscripts.
Hundreds of thousands of Russians fled abroad
According to the report, the system should be operational before the conscription year begins in the fall. Russia drafts 250,000 conscripts every year, who have to perform military service for one year.
However, after a partial mobilization was announced in 2022, hundreds of thousands of mainly young and well-educated Russians fled the country - with consequences for the labour market. The new system is intended to prevent this from happening again on a smaller scale before the next call-up or in the event of further waves of mobilization.
The British Ministry of Defense has regularly published information on the course of the war based on intelligence since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022. Moscow accuses London of disinformation.
