Their troopers battling and dying throughout muddy trenches, ruined cities and sprawling minefields, Russia and Ukraine have stepped up recruitment drives to bolster their badly depleted militaries, in one other signal that each side are steeling themselves for a protracted struggle.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a decree on Thursday authorizing a larger-than-normal spring draft, with a goal of about 147,000 males, about 10 p.c greater than the aim of Russia’s 2022 spring drive. Though the…
