UK intel: Russia's proposed 65 and 70 military contract age limit would reduce mobilization requirements

Russian soldiers captured in Sumy Oblast. March 2022. Photo: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

UK intel: Russia’s proposed 65 and 70 military contract age limit would reduce mobilization requirements

Russia bids to cut mobilization drives by introducing a draft law to hike age limits on military contracts from 51 to 65 for troops and to 70 for officers, binding them for life service, per UK intelligence.