Russia is bringing its system of compulsory military service in a brutal, grinding death machine of its own making into the 21st century, as on Wednesday the upper house of the parliament rubber stamped a bill allowing for draft notices to be delivered to military-age males electronically, sending it to demented dictator Vladimir Putin’s desk for signature, the Associated Press reports.
Now Russian men don’t have to wait for a visit from military conscription servers to find out they’re being ordered to march into all-but certain death in Eastern Ukraine, they can just get an email or text message to learn they’ve been selected for the meat grinder. The bill also prohibits draftees from leaving Russia, have their drivers’ licenses suspended and be barred from selling real estate and other assets if they fail to show up for their first appointment. Savvy genius!