A new army conscript waves goodbye as he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021. Russia's autumn army recruitment started on Oct. 1. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

New army conscripts wave goodbye as they set off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021. Russia's autumn army recruitment started on Oct. 1. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

New army conscripts wait to take a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021. Russia's autumn army recruitment started on Oct. 1. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

A new army conscript says goodbye before he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021. Russia's autumn army recruitment started on Oct. 1. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)