A Russian conscript kisses his partner during a send-off event before they head to assigned military units for mandatory one-year military service, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to enroll 147,000 conscripts aged 18-27 into the army during spring draft. Those drafted will do one year of mandatory military service. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)
