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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  • 2026 | Bertelsmann Stiftung (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Country report on political participation; rule of law; stability of democratic institutions; socioeconomic development; economic transformation; private property; etc. (covering February 2023 to January 2025)

    BTI 2026 Country Report - Russia (Periodical Report, English)

    • Following the 2022 mobilization, the state has shifted to a more systematic approach of contract-based military recruitment to wage the war against Ukraine. Regular recruitment campaigns and ever-increasing salary offers have become common, particularly targeting economically disadvantaged regions. […] The state has also introduced stricter controls on movement for men of military age and enhanced digital surveillance of potential recruits. Following the June 2023 Wagner rebellion and the subsequent killing of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the landscape of private military companies has shifted significantly. […] Within Russia, unrest has grown in ethnic republics, particularly in response to military mobilization policies that disproportionately affect minority regions. […] The state attributes this drop to increased social payments – such as 1 million ruble bonuses for military recruits and expanded child benefits – alongside a 15% wage surge in defense-related sectors. […] Independent voices such as the remnants of the Soldiers’ Mothers Committee instead faced severe repression: their attempts to organize protests in late 2024 against the deployment of conscripts to Kursk – following Ukraine’s incursion – were met with arrests and fines under tightened “discrediting the army” laws.
    enID 2138466

  • 22 March 2026 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day

    Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 22, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Russia may be resorting to deploying mobilized personnel as Russian forces continue to incur heavy losses on the battlefield while struggling to recruit enough new volunteers to replace its losses.[2] Voloshyn added that the Russian military command plans to reorganize its 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade into a naval infantry division, which would be the tenth new maneuver division that
    enID 2138291

  • 21 March 2026 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day

    Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 21, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • The spokesperson of a Ukrainian mechanized brigade operating in the Lyman direction reported that Russian forces have reduced basic training for personnel conducting ground assaults from one month to one week – likely to accelerate the deployment of new recruits to the frontline to compensate for heavy casualties in costly assaults.[11] Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets assessed
    enID 2138290

  • 20 March 2026 | BBC News (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Article on propaganda and patriotic activities at school

    Russia's school propaganda was highlighted by Oscar-winning film - but does it work? (Media Report, English)

    • In another, a class is warned that the enemy will try to recruit from their communities and spread propaganda to defeat them from within. The patriotic education lessons are known is Russian as "Conversations about Important Things". Maia, a 14-year-old from St Petersburg, complains they are very boring. "No one is participating in the discussion.
    enID 2138208

  • 20 March 2026 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Author)

    Russian Federation, Ukraine

    Report on displacement and deportation from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory (24 February 2022 - 31 December 2025) (legal framework; targeting due to nationality, political opinion and cultural identities linked to Ukraine; obstacles preventing return; other topics)

    Forced Displacement from the Territopry of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Federation: Forcible Transfer and Deportation, Barriers to Return, and the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons. (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • In interviews with OHCHR, particularly in the months prior to the initial 1 July 2024 deadline for obtaining Russian citizenship, many people leaving the occupied territory told OHCHR that the threat of deportation was one of their main reasons for leaving.37 Conscription 37. […] conscription campaigns in occupied territory, and adopted measures to pressure people to join the Russian armed forces.40 While no official statistics have been published, documents suggest that thousands of residents of occupied territory have been unlawfully conscripted into the Russian armed forces.41 38. […] Fear of conscription and ensuing deployment against their own country’s armed forces compelled many Ukrainian men and boys to flee occupied territory to Government-controlled territory. For example, a 21-year-old man from Zaporizhzhia region told OHCHR that he was forced to obtain a Russian passport in 2023 to be able to move around. […] Russian border guards also frequently denied entry to Ukrainians who had relatives in the Ukrainian armed forces or past Ukrainian military service. Many were also issued long-term entry bans ranging from 20 to 50 years. 60. […] ” – An 18-year-old man who fled occupation to escape conscription describing what a guard at a Ukrainian Embassy in a third country said to him in January 2025. 69.
    enID 2138274
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