Russia stiffens penalty for voluntary surrender, replaces top logistics general

Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s first call-up of fighting-age men since World War II. Servicemen who desert, surrender ‘without authorisation’, refuse to fight or disobey orders can face up to 10 years in prison.

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