VLADIMIR Putin has ordered his biggest autumn military draft in nearly a decade - as fears mount that warmongering Russia could attack Europe.

The Kremlin tyrant has called up 135,000 men as his forces bleed manpower along a 620-mile front in Ukraine.

The decree, issued on Monday, summons men aged 18-30 for "routine service" from October to December.

It is the largest autumn call-up since 2016 and part of a relentless push to swell Russia 's army to 1.5million troops.

The Kremlin insists these are not combat mobilisations. Moscow’s generals claim conscripts won’t be sent to Ukraine — a pledge they have broken before.

Analysts warn that even if fresh recruits are not deployed straight away, completing training makes them far more likely to end up on the battlefield later.

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