As the war creates more dead Russian soldiers Putin and his generals are hard pressed to find replacements for their ongoing heavy losses. Putin sure isn’t going to daft the sons of the Moscow elites, so he is turning to the most powerless segments of his subject populations. Their subjects don’t count as dead Russians when they become 300s (dead soldiers). And on Saturday authorities announced a mobilisation in the region of Kherson, which was largely captured by Russia after the war began. Instead they stay at the homes of friends or relatives where no military-age men are listed as residents.

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2022 20:40 UTC