Russian families are saying goodbye to young men amid a wave of protest and panic, following a conscription drive for citizens to fight in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin has strengthened penalties against any who try to defy the order.

It was meant to be only for reserves but is now reported to be pulling in men with no military background - and their prospects are bleak. 

There are also reports of disproportionately high numbers mobilised in poor regions populated by ethnic minority groups.

Here to tell us more is Huseyn Aliyev, security studies lecturer at Glasgow University.

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