Russia mobilization

FILE - New Afghan Army special forces members attend their graduation ceremony after a three-month training program at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 17, 2021. Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year are now being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, three former Afghan generals told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
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Russia recruiting US-trained Afghan commandos, sources say

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu holds talks with members of the Brazilian delegation, led by Foreign Minister Carlos Franca and Defence Minister Walter Souza Braga Netto, in Moscow, Russia February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Pool
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Russia's partial mobilisation is complete, Shoigu says

FILE PHOTO: Travellers walk after crossing the border with Russia at the frontier checkpoint Verkhny Lars - Zemo Larsi, Georgia September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo
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Where have Russians been fleeing to since mobilisation began?

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 15, 2022. Sputnik/Alexandr Demyanchuk/Pool via REUTERS
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Farmers among Russians drafted into the military, Putin says

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Biden accuses Russia of 'irresponsible' nuclear threats, violating UN charter

A Russian service member jumps off a T-72B3 main battle tank during drills held by the armed forces of the Southern Military District at the Kadamovsky range in the Rostov region, Russia February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo
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How the markets reacted to Putin's mobilization in Ukraine

People gather at a tram stop in front of a board displaying a portrait of Russian service member Sergei Tserkovniy in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
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More than 100 detained in anti-mobilisation protests across Russia - rights group

The clock on Spasskaya tower showing the time at noon, is pictured next to Moscow?s Kremlin, and St. Basil?s Cathedral, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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What does Vladimir Putin's 'partial' mobilisation mean for Russia's military machine?

Pumpjacks are seen during sunset at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
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Oil prices surge as Putin mobilises more troops

Jens StoltenbergPhotographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg
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NATO chief says Putin's Ukraine escalation 'dangerous and reckless'

A man looks at a flight information board at the departure zone of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
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Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders partial call-up

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Russia calls up 300,000 reservists, says 6,000 soldiers killed in Ukraine