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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Bill Bowkett

EXPLAINED: Vladimir putin conscripts 160 000 russian troops in biggest military call up in over a decade - The Real Truth

Vladimir Putin has conscripted 160,000 new troops into the Russian army, the biggest military call-up in more than a decade, as his forces unleashed a new wave of drone strikes in Ukraine.

The latest spring draft, the largest since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, came as the United States continued to voice anger over the stalemate in negotiations for a ceasefire.

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