Putin Signs Autumn Conscription Decree as Russian Losses Exceed 650,000

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has signed a decree initiating the autumn military conscription, which will take place from October 1 to December 31, 2024. According to the document, 133,000 citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 are expected to be drafted during this period.

Russian state media reported that the conscription will involve the distribution of draft notices in paper form, with recruits set to be transferred from assembly points to service locations starting on October 15.

Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that the estimated total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022, to September 29, 2024, are as follows:

• Personnel: approximately 651,810

• Tanks: 8,869

• Troop-carrying armored vehicles: 17,476

• Artillery systems: 18,795

• Multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS): 1,204

• Anti-aircraft systems: 962

• Aircraft: 369

• Helicopters: 328

• Operational-tactical level UAVs: 16,186

• Cruise missiles: 2,610

• Warships and boats: 28

• Submarines: 1

• Vehicles and fuel tanks: 25,495

• Special equipment: 3,297