The new order is to be carried out from April 1 to July 15 and applies to Russian men aged 18-30. It comes months after Putin declared Russia should boost its military numbers to nearly 2.39 million and its number of active servicemen to 1.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered 160,000 Russians be called up for military service, marking the country's highest number of conscripts in 14 years. The new order is to be carried out from April 1 to July 15 and applies to Russian men aged 18-30.

The spring call-up for a year's military service came several months after Putin said Russia should increase the overall size of its military to almost 2.39 million and its number of active servicemen to 1.