To Resolve as YES:
Russia officially orders a binding draft/conscription requiring at least 300,000 additional able-bodied citizens between 18-60 to report for military service
The stated purpose must be to significantly increase forces for the Ukraine war
A covert/undeclared mobilization of this scale under the guise of the current "partial mobilization" would count
To Resolve as NO:
Russia does not order a new draft/conscription meeting the above criteria by December 31, 2024
Continuation of current policies and personnel levels
The determination will be based on official Russian government statements, legislation, and actions, as well as reporting from credible international media.
@mxxun for that matter, aiui current policies might well result in 200k-300k additional recruits across the year. That sounds like both Yes and No.
Bet on Russo-Ukraine war here:
Will the Ukraine war enter a state of "frozen conflict" by:
EOY 2025?
EOY 2024?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-the-ukraine-war-enter-a-state?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will negotiations between Ukraine and Russia start this year and why? (your answers)
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-negotiations-between-ukraine-a
If any side secures a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, what will be the causes?
pro-Russian ceasefire?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/if-russia-secures-a-substantively-p?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
pro-Ukraine ceasefire?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/how-could-ukraine-win-a-war-against?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will Transnistria be annexed by Russia until EOY 2025?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-transnistria-be-annexed-by-rus?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will one or more Ukrainian private military companies participate in battalion-sized (500+ soldier) combat operations?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-one-or-more-ukrainian-private?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will Ukraine destroy at least 5 strategic bombers this year, preventing their further use for shelling Ukraine?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-ukraine-destroy-at-least-5-str?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will Ukrainian frontline collapse until EOY 2024?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-ukrainian-frontline-collapse-u?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will Ukrainian authorities lift the travel ban for male citizens aged 18-60 by January 1, 2026?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-ukrainian-authorities-lift-the?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will commercial flights resume from any Ukrainian airport by January 1, 2026?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-commercial-flights-resume-from?r=TWljaGFlbFZvc3M
Will Kharkiv or Zaporizhia or Kherson fall before EOY 2024?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-kharkiv-or-zaporizhia-or-khers
Will Russia implement a major nationwide forced military mobilization for the Ukraine war before EOY 2024?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-russia-implement-a-major-natio
Will there be mass protests in Ukraine analogous to the Maidan protests by December 31, 2024?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/will-there-be-mass-protests-in-ukra
When will martial law be lifted in at least 3/4 of Ukraine?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/when-will-martial-law-be-lifted-in
When will conscripted Ukrainians be able to demobilize?
https://manifold.markets/MichaelVoss/when-will-conscripted-ukrainians-be