Is Russia snatching men from gyms to join Putin's army?

Russian police have been raiding gyms and detaining men as part of an aggressive conscription drive to strengthen troop numbers for the war in Ukraine. Such incidents have been reported from gyms across multiple cities over the past few weeks. This comes after an order from Russian President Vladimir Putin to conscript 160,000 men aged 18 to 30, the largest draft since 2011

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