Information on military service, conscription, and mobilization
The following publications by EUAA, the Danish Immigration Service and the Swedish Migration Agency provide background information:
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Report on punishment of objection to military service
Landinformation: Ryssland. Bestraffning vid värnpliktsvägran (Special or Analytical Report, Swedish)
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Report on a new system for delivering summonses for military service
Landinformation: Ryssland. Nytt system för delgivning av militära kallelser m.m. (Special or Analytical Report, Swedish)
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Query response on the Russian Federation: Political opposition and military service (1 November 2022 to 16 February 2023)
Russian Federation; Major developments in the Russian Federation in relation to political opposition and military service [Q37-2023] (Response, English)
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Report on military service (overview of Russian armed forces; contract military service; reserve; scope of partial military mobilisation; legal framework of the mobilisation order; implementation; Russian military forces in Ukraine; conscription and military recruitment in Chechnya; draft evasion, desertion and violation of order; violations of humanitarian and international human rights law by Russian military forces in Ukraine)
The Russian Federation – Military service (Special or Analytical Report, English)
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Report on developments concerning military service since July 2022 (new legislation; partial military mobilisation; conscription; contract soldiers; recruitment to private military companies; draft evaders; conscientious objectors; deserters; methods of recruitment)
Russia; An update on military service since July 2022 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
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
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Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- Belousov indicated that the Russian MoD is expanding its efforts to digitalize Russian recruitment likely as part of wider efforts to augment Russia’s administrative capacity to handle conscription and mobilization processes.Belousov noted that the MoD continues implementing a myriad of digital changes to streamline administrative processes for Russian personnel, including onboarding new servicemembers […] , receiving feedback and appeals from Russian servicemembers, and digitizing the application process and issuance of combat veteran status.[15] Belousov highlighted that the MoD completed the State System of Unified Military Registration, which is a “unified digital environment” for the MoD.[16] Russia has focused on digitizing elements of the conscription and mobilization process since the partial […] involuntary reserve call-up in September 2022 and has digitalized aspects of this process including issuing digital draft summons for Russian conscripts.[17] Russian State Duma Defense Committee Chairperson Andrei Kartapolov introduced a bill in late July 2025 that would facilitate Russia’s ability to process mobilized personnel throughout the year rather than only during the semi-annual reserve […] call-ups, allowing Russia to mitigate bureaucratic bottlenecks that complicate Russia’s ability to conduct large-scale involuntary call-ups of conscripts and reservists.[18] ISW will cover Belousov’s speech in greater detail in a forthcoming Russian Force Generation and Technological Adaptations report Ukrainian forces continue to strike Russian military assets and energy infrastructure in […] * Belousov indicated that the Russian MoD is expanding its efforts to digitalize Russian recruitment, likely as part of wider efforts to augment Russia’s administrative capacity to handle conscription and mobilization processes. * Ukrainian forces continue to strike Russian military assets and energy infrastructure in Russia and occupied Ukraine.
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Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 28, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- ammunition but that Ukrainian forces conduct drone strikes to destroy resupply groups and the warehouses.[65] A Kremlin affiliated Russian milblogger claimed that Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have recently increased strikes against Myrnohrad.[66] An officer of a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Pokrovsk direction reported that the Russian military command is mainly relying on penal colony recruits
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Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- sabotage and reconnaissance groups were operating in Pokrovsk and in Myrnohrad (east of Pokrovsk) in the first half of August, but there are no Russian personnel within the towns currently.[72] The spokesperson stated that Russian forces are again trying to attack the Pokrovsk agglomeration in small infantry groups consisting of one to two personnel and that Russia has accumulated about 100,000 servicemen
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Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 25, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- Mashovets stated that small infantry and sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Russian 1437th Motorized Rifle Regiment (comprised of Russian mobilization reserve) and unspecified elements of the 2nd CAA (CMD) infiltrated Pokrovsk through Zvirove (southwest of Pokrovsk).[73] Mashovets stated that these Russian forces have not been able to accumulate forces and means for further advances, however
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Analysis of military and security-related developments of the day
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 23, 2025 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- Unmanned Technologies are reportedly striking Ukrainian positions near Torske.[39] The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported on August 23 that there was an explosion at a house where a Russian military transport, including six soldiers, had stopped in occupied Kalynove, Luhansk Oblast on the evening of August 22.[40] The GUR reported that the explosion killed three servicemen […] , injured two servicemen, and destroyed three Russian military vehicles, including one vehicle transporting ammunition.
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