Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoyugu talked about 300,000 men. Novair Gazietta cited its sources in the Kremlin saying the real figure could be as high as one million men. There's been stories on social media of IT specialists, doctors, teachers and people with chronic diseases being drafted. So far, some 260,000 people at least have fled Russia.
Prime Minister Liz Truss has had a bruising first few weeks in office. Amid policy U-turns and plummeting poll numbers, her Tory party’s annual shindig is a venue for much soul-searching. Russia’s “partial mobilisation” is unlikely to help much on the battlefield—and is proving exceedingly unpopular at home. And the dangers of naming species after people who become notorious.
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