Kirill Kaprizov and Russia's manpower crisis (Dedovshchina / Дедовщина)

CORRECTION: I had a viewer note that according to : Presidents decree #1237, section 2, correction made in 2017 on kremlin.ru, it is legal for conscripts to be sent to military conflicts after 4 months of their mandatory training has been completed and their military specialization acquired. This may be the case where it is legal, but the law is not followed because of the political consequences of doing do.

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Russia has a unique hybrid military system where 70% of its soldiers are volunteer contract (kontraktniki) and 30% of soldiers are conscripts (prizivniki).

By law, conscripts and reservists can't be used outside of Russia unless war is declared.

This puts Russia at a significant disadvantage in forces because they can legally only use contract forces in Russia.

So technically, Ukraine can field a larger Army than Russia although Ukraine is a smaller country.

The Committee for Soldiers Mother's of Russia can be found here:
https://soldiersmothers.ru/

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References:

Kaprizov could be second Russian NHL player detained for alleged draft dodging
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125471/nhl-kaprizov-united-states

Philadelphia Flyers' Ivan Fedotov reportedly detained in Russia, accused of evading military service

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivan-fedotov-philadelphia-flyers-detained-russia-accused-evading-military-service-report/

EXPLAINER ON RUSSIAN CONSCRIPTION, RESERVE, AND MOBILIZATION
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/explainer-russian-conscription-reserve-and-mobilization

The Best or Worst of Both Worlds?
Russia’s Mixed Military Manpower System
https://www.csis.org/blogs/post-soviet-post/best-or-worst-both-worlds

The Russian Soldiers’ Question Revisited
https://www.egmontinstitute.be/the-russian-soldiers-question-revisited/

Russian Casualties in Ukraine: Reaching the Tipping Point
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-casualties-ukraine-reaching-tipping-point#:~:text=During%20the%20Cold%20War%2C%20the,for%20Strategic%20Studies%20in%20London.

Is the Russian Military Running Out of Soldiers?
https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/russian-military-running-out-soldiers

CIA World Factbook Russia
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/#people-and-society

How to Dodge the Draft in Russia
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1888238,00.html

The Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia.
https://soldiersmothers.ru/en

Trial Set For 'Bullied' Conscript Who Confessed To Killing Eight Soldiers In Siberia
https://www.rferl.org/a/trial-set-for-bullied-conscript-who-confessed-to-killing-eight-soldiers-in-siberia/30958290.html

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