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Each year about 750,000 Russian males turn 18, and get called up for their 1 year of mandatory service. But under the laws they can't be deployed to active war zones unless it is in Russia. Hence part of the reason wanting to annex the 4 SE provinces of Ukraine. Same with the Russian reserves, they can't under the law be mobilized and then sent to active war zones unless it is in Russia. Of course, they could change those laws.
Anyway not only is Russia calling up this year's 18 year olds. But they are calling up last year's 18 year olds too. And there is a mass mobilization on top of that of men 20 and older. So we have to be talking at minimum 1 million.. one estimate it is 1.2 million men being called up. That is very significant because before this the standing Russian army was ~1,020,000.
If you look at how broad the call up is though, it looks to be beyond 1.2 million men. Because 1.2 million men would only be something like 1 in 40 Russian males, and the call up seems way bigger than that. Although perhaps not all those being called up will actually be activated into training let alone deployed.
Anyway not only is Russia calling up this year's 18 year olds. But they are calling up last year's 18 year olds too. And there is a mass mobilization on top of that of men 20 and older. So we have to be talking at minimum 1 million.. one estimate it is 1.2 million men being called up. That is very significant because before this the standing Russian army was ~1,020,000.
If you look at how broad the call up is though, it looks to be beyond 1.2 million men. Because 1.2 million men would only be something like 1 in 40 Russian males, and the call up seems way bigger than that. Although perhaps not all those being called up will actually be activated into training let alone deployed.
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