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Despite outrage over minority soldiers forced to join the war, rebellion remains a distant prospect
Men seeking to escape being drafted rush to borders with Georgia, Finland, Kazakhstan and Mongolia
Decision to stem flood of people escaping draft comes as EU summons crisis response meeting
Reservists who face being sent to fight are desperately seeking a way out over the border
Many of 400 bodies discovered show signs of torture, says Zelenskyy
In wake of Ukraine rout, anger erupts at failure to extend conscription
Kyiv consolidates hold in north-east as Russian sympathisers flee to border
Once regarded as a sophisticated elite, foreign ministry officials now use extreme language to prove loyalty to the Kremlin
Minority groups are reportedly suffering per-capita casualty rates far higher than among Slavic soldiers in Ukraine
Boosted by fresh western weapons supplies, Ukraine’s defence hinges on disabling Moscow’s artillery steamroller
Russia’s president wants advance to continue as Ukrainian forces retake territory in southern Kherson region
Washington says sanctions send ‘powerful message’ to anyone backing Moscow’s Ukraine invasion
Number of dead ‘impossible to imagine’ says Zelenskyy as he seeks more rocket defences from G7
Kyrylo Budanov tells FT that Russian troops will find it difficult to cross the Siversky Donets river to Lysychansk
For decades, Russia has been producing too few babies to keep its population stable, let alone build up an army
Putin’s growing authoritarianism undermines the modernisation he once sought for the armed forces
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