Russia is facing high troop losses in Ukraine, leading to the recruitment of female prisoners to serve in its military, according to Ukraine officials. The Ukraine Defense Ministry reported on a train ...

Leaflets in Russia's Siberia are calling on women to join the army, per independent media. Women would potentially serve in occupied Ukraine "in the same ranks as men," The Moscow Times reported.

Russian military efforts to recruit women from prisons and civilian life have clashed with President Vladimir V. Putin’s conservative agenda. By Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina The Russian ...