In the year since Russia annexed Crimea, it has taken strides to integrate the peninsula into the Russian legal and economic systems: Moscow has introduced the ruble, issued passports to residents and implemented Russian laws in the former Ukrainian territory. Now, for the first time, Crimean men aged between 18 and 27 will be conscripted into the Russian army, according to a Crimean news agency.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
International Business Times: Russian army conscription begins in Crimea as peninsula drifts further from Ukraine
Russian Kamov Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters fly above the masts of a tall ship in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9, 2014, during a parade of Russian Air Force to mark Victory Day.
