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).

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  • Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries

    Briefing Notes (KW23/2025) (Periodical Report, German)

    • , security forces raided the homes of relatives of Ilya Azar, author of Novaya Europa, and three other former municipal deputies], last update 02.06.2025; OVD-Info, Дэшборд Уголовные репрессии в России [Dashboard Criminal repression in Russia], last update 02.06.2025. 17 RFI, Sénégal: sit-in à Dakar pour dénoncer les violences faites aux femmes, last update 01.06.2025; Le faso.net, Sénégal : Mobilisation
  • Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries

    Briefing Notes (KW23/2025) (Periodical Report, English)

    • The “Sooq al-Jumaa movement,” a key group behind the ongoing mobilisation, denied any involvement in acts of sabotage, and reiterated its support for peaceful protest.12 Nigeria Middle Belt: deadly attacks on civilians Unknown attackers killed at least 42 people in the period from 23.05. to 25.05.25 in attacks on several communities in Gwer West local government area (LGA) in central Nigeria’ […] , security forces raided the homes of relatives of Ilya Azar, author of Novaya Europa, and three other former municipal deputies], last update 02.06.2025; OVD-Info, Дэшборд Уголовные репрессии в России [Dashboard Criminal repression in Russia], last update 02.06.2025. 17 RFI, Sénégal: sit-in à Dakar pour dénoncer les violences faites aux femmes, last update 01.06.2025; Le faso.net, Sénégal : Mobilisation
  • Article on the Kremlin's efforts to increase visibility and impact of the Cossack movement in civil society

    Cossacks Continue to be Rising Star in Kremlin Plans; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 22 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • sides might be thought of as descendants of authentic Cossacks from the pre-Soviet times and modern “Asphalt Cossacks” who exemplify kitsch aspirants to some of the Cossack ideals and who have become alienated from the land that was traditionally the central concern of the Cossacks (see EDM, October 10, 2023 [https://jamestown.org/program/the-kremlin-uses-registered-cossacks-as-a-means-of-stealth-mobilization
  • Article on growing nationalist ideologies and radicalism in society

    Kremlin Promotes Nationalist Ideologies to Retain Support Amid War; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 22 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • russias-prospective-childfree-ban-becomes-new-way-to-control-society/] , November 13 [https://jamestown.org/program/kremlin-to-increase-frivolous-repression-on-russians-personal-lives/] , 2024, February 20 [https://jamestown.org/program/kremlins-militarization-of-russias-youngest-has-far-reaching-consequences/] , April 2 [https://jamestown.org/program/russia-uses-educational-institutions-to-bolster-future-mobilization-capacity
  • Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries

    Briefing Notes (KW22/2025) (Periodical Report, German)

    • einer etwaigen späteren Einberufung zum Grundwehrdienst und im Falle einer neuerlichen Mobilisierung zum Kriegsdienst. Nach Angaben von OVD-Info haben russische Gerichte alleine bis Januar 2025 mindestens 63 Personen die russische Staatsangehörigkeit wegen Missachtung der Registrierungspflicht wieder entzogen. […] How Russia recruits foreign citizens for the war against Ukraine], ohne Datum; OVD-Info, Raids, politically motivated cases, and procedural violations: how the draft became a tool of repression, last update 29.04.2025. 20 Shabelle, somalia's danab Forces Seize Weapons, Kill Over 40 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Lower Juba Operation, last update 22.05.2025; Radio Dalsan, Al-Shabaab Hit Hard: Somali Forces
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