Russia is seizing the passports of thousands of Russians who are banned from traveling abroad, including people meant to fight in Ukraine, and those holding national secrets.
A new decree targets convicts, conscripts, employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB), or people with access to state secrets or “information of special importance,” according to Reuters.
Conscripts are an obvious target — those involuntarily recruited for fight in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may be reluctant to take part given the high casualty rates.
In March, the UK’s Ministry of Defence reported that Russia confiscated the passports of some officials to stop them from fleeing the country or defecting.
In April, the Financial Times reported that Russia’s security services were taking passports from officials and executives in state-owned companies to prevent defections.
Despite these tactics, the Russian army is struggling to send enough soldiers to make up for its front-line losses, the Institute for the Study of War reported in an assesment last Friday.
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Russia is seizing the passports of thousands of Russians who are banned from traveling abroad, including people meant to fight in Ukraine, and those holding national secrets.
A new decree targets convicts, conscripts, employees of the Federal Security Service (FSB), or people with access to state secrets or “information of special importance,” according to Reuters.
Conscripts are an obvious target — those involuntarily recruited for fight in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may be reluctant to take part given the high casualty rates.
In March, the UK’s Ministry of Defence reported that Russia confiscated the passports of some officials to stop them from fleeing the country or defecting.
In April, the Financial Times reported that Russia’s security services were taking passports from officials and executives in state-owned companies to prevent defections.
Despite these tactics, the Russian army is struggling to send enough soldiers to make up for its front-line losses, the Institute for the Study of War reported in an assesment last Friday.
The original article contains 305 words, the summary contains 162 words. Saved 47%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!