Russian Federation - Information related to military service and mobilization

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Information on military service, conscription, and mobilization

The following publications by EUAA, the Danish Immigration Service and the Swedish Migration Agency provide background information:

For earlier developments, see our previous information collection on the partial military mobilization (last update in March 2023).

The most recent documents on the issue

These are the most recent documents from a search for terms related to the topics: (You can find more, and customise your search under this search link.)

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  • 30 October 2025 | Jamestown Foundation (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Article on the impact of the war in Ukraine on the police structure in the country

    War Against Ukraine Leaving Russian Police State Without Enough Police; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 22 Issue: 146 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • The growing shortage of police officers has led some Russians to take matters into their own hands, forcing the police to lower hiring standards and prompting stations to recruit personnel from abroad (Govorit Nemoskva [https://nemoskva.net/2025/06/19/prihodite-hot-kto-nibud-mvd-hochet-snizit-trebovaniya-dlya-priema-na-sluzhbu-na-fone-katastroficheskogo-deficzita-kadrov/] , June 19; Natsionalniy
    enID 2132002

  • 30 October 2025 | Jamestown Foundation (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Article on the Cossack Cadet Corps and its role in national youth policy and military indoctrination

    Cossack Cadet Corps Expanding in Russia; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 22 Issue: 146 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • The program, initiated from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s office, encourages the exchange of ideas and techniques between teachers and mentors, and recruits people into the “personnel reserve of youth policy.” […] Many extremist and militant groups use sport to recruit youth and keep them engaged with the organization, and sport also has the advantage of being excellent preparation for the military. Cossack Cadets Corps organizations have also been recipients of grant funding in areas of the country most closely associated with the Cossacks.
    enID 2132003

  • 29 October 2025 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day

    Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 29, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Putin visited a military hospital on October 29 and spoke with a wounded Russian servicemember about the “continuity of the tradition of service in Russia.”[32] The soldier and Putin reminisced about uncovering stories about their ancestors’ military service in archives. […] The Kremlin has long claimed that it is fighting the West and that foreign actors are trying to conduct sabotage within Russia —claims that Kremlin officials repeated today and in recent days.[33] The Kremlin’s claims are callbacks to the Soviet Union’s rhetorical justifications for enormous military mobilization during the Cold War as the answer to being “surrounded by enemies” as well as to […] The Kremlin may plan to intensify repression ahead of possible involuntary mobilization. […] and economic mobilization. […] * Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian State Duma deputies are using imperial Russian and Soviet ideologies to call for Russian society to unite against alleged internal and external threats — likely to set conditions for further repressions and intensified involuntary mobilization for the war against Ukraine or a future war against NATO.
    enID 2131922

  • 28 October 2025 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day

    Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 28, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) baselessly claimed on October 28 that France is preparing a military contingent of 2,000 servicemen to send to Ukraine.[17] The SVR specifically claimed that these forces are part of the French Foreign Legion, which Russian milbloggers have previously claimed are operating in Ukraine — part of the Kremlin’s concerted effort to justify claims that Russia […] The Russian State Duma approved a bill on October 28 allowing Russian authorities to recruit members of Russia’s “human mobilization reserve” to protect Russian critical facilities and infrastructure.[27]Russia’s “human mobilization reserve” is Russia’s higher-readiness active reserve in which Russian citizens sign a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) on a voluntary basis to serve […] The October 28 bill differs from the Russian MoD’s October 13 draft amendment that requests permission for the Russian military to use members of Russia’s “human mobilization reserve” in expeditionary deployments outside of Russia without an official Kremlin declaration of mobilization or state of war, which the State Duma has not approved as of this report.[30] It is unclear if the Kremlin will […] * The Kremlin is resurrecting Soviet-era narratives of Russia’s perpetual victimhood in the face of perceived external aggression in a dual attempt to justify Russia’s future aggression against both Europe and the Asia-Pacific and the longer-term mobilization of Russian society. […] * Russian officials also appear to be setting conditions to justify further militarization and full-scale mobilization of Russian society. * The Russian State Duma approved a bill on October 28 allowing Russian authorities to recruit members of Russia’s “human mobilization reserve” to protect Russian critical facilities and infrastructure.
    enID 2131921

  • 27 October 2025 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day

    Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Kostyantynivka near Oleksandro-Kalynove and Yablunivka; south of Druzhkivka near Rusyn Yar; and southwest of Druzhkivka near Sofiivka on October 26 and 27.[74][75] The deputy commander of a Ukrainian drone battalion operating in the Kostyantynivka reported on October 27 that Russian forces are constantly rotating personnel to replace losses and are attacking in fireteams of two to three with penal recruits
    enID 2131920
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