Putin signs decree on spring conscription: 147,000 Russians will join army

This is reported by propaganda media.

"Putin signed a decree on spring conscription, according to which 147 thousand people will be called up to the Russian Armed Forces from April 1 to July 15," the report says.

People aged 18 to 27 will be drafted. Russian media note that this year's conscription is larger than in previous years - last year 134,500 people joined the Russian army in the spring and 120,000 in the fall.

• Ukrainian intelligence has reported that Russia is conducting a covert mobilization, recruiting several tens of thousands of people a month to fight in the war with Ukraine.