Ukraine war: Putin 'paves the way for 1million Russian to be drafted'

Vladimir Putin has paved the way for up to 1million Russians to be conscripted into the armed forces and sent to fight in Ukraine, it has been claimed. 

The despot yesterday announced that 300,000 people with previous combat experience or specialist skills will be sent to the frontlines in Ukraine, with the first batches seen kissing their loved ones goodbye today. 

However, the official order was published with a paragraph ominously blanked out. Putin’s spokesman says it relates to the…