Large-scale school protests against compulsory military service took place in German cities

Large-scale school strikes against compulsory military service took place in German cities, including the capital, Berlin.

Ukraine loses over 600 men after Russian attack on Poltava military school

The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 600 servicemen as a result of a Russian attack on a military school in Poltava, former Ukrainian lawmaker Igor Mosiychuk said.

Ukrainian Men Paying Human Smugglers $3-10k to Dodge NATO’s Proxy War

Growing numbers of Ukrainian men of fighting age are doing whatever they can to avoid being drafted to fight in what more and more ordinary Ukrainians are starting to see as a deadly “political game” being played in the interests of political and military lobbyists in the US and other foreign actors.

Former Ukrainian soldiers called up in Crimea and Sevastopol take oath

 Called up servicemen, who served in the Ukrainian army before Crimea’s reunification with Russia, have taken allegiance to Russia on Monday, Vyacheslav Rodionov, deputy commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet said.

Pentagon urges vigilance from US troops on IS's 'hit list'

The Pentagon has over the weekend notified its 100 service members to remain vigilant after they appeared on an online "hit list" compiled by a group supportive of the extremist group -- the Islamic State (IS).

Romania rejects rumoured conscription plan amid tensions in Ukraine

The Romanian defence ministry has dismissed rumours that a process is underway of mobilisation of reservists or recruitment of young men amid growing instability in neighbouring Ukraine, after a series of speculations in the media.

The ministry said that an official document that some media had quoted when referring to the so-called mobilisation or recruitment process merely stipulates the necessity for an improved medical certificate young men about to go through the recruitment-conscription process have to present to military medics.