Putin Ramps Up Recruitment of Women as Humiliating Losses Mount

Gavriil Grigorov / Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters Vladimir Putin has stepped up efforts to recruit women into the war against Ukraine, as Kyiv’s summer drone offensive piles unprecedented pressure on the Kremlin. Women can sign military contracts in any Russian region after a Spring rule change, with recruiters advertising positions on Telegram channels, according to Polish investigative publication Vot Tak. Requirements are largely the same as those for men: Russian citizenship,…