Six months ago, Anne Ndarua’s only son went to Russia on the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She says he was forced into military training and she no longer knows if he’s alive.

A class of Russian first-graders stood to attention this fall as a soldier who had served on the front line in Ukraine inspected their military uniforms. “Check your dress!” ordered the serviceman.

The Russian government and regional authorities are instructed to ensure the implementation of measures related to the call-up of citizens for military training and the conduct of these training ...