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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

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  • 22 October 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, October 22, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • rate.[11] Russian forces have suffered almost 37,000 casualties thus far in October 2026 — much higher than the 31,270 casualties for all of October 2025.[12] The Kremlin may face mounting challenges in the coming months, should Ukraine continue to contest the operational initiative and disrupt Russian offensive plans, potentially further pushing Russian commanders to urge Putin to conduct a mobilization
    enID 2146328

  • 16 October 2026 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Article on recruitment of soldiers for the war in Ukraine

    Russia Still Needs More Soldiers. The Kremlin Is Still Desperate To Avoid Mobilization (Media Report, English)

    • The Kremlin Is Still Desperate To Avoid Mobilization
    • Above all, authorities want to avoid spooking the population by ordering another mobilization like the one President Vladimir Putin decreed in September 2022, which drew some 300,000 men into the fight. […] “Covert mobilization hasn't stopped. […] Groups that offer legal advice to potential recruits were inundated with inquiries; officials were compelled to deny looming mobilization nearly two dozen times since the beginning of the summer, according to one tally. Ukrainian officials further fueled [https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/pidgotovka-novoyi-hvili-mobilizaciyi-v-rosiyi-brif-vid-gur-m-106137] the fears. […] In recent years, officials have also streamlined and modernized the national registration system that requires all men to submit personal information -- and relied on overlapping electronic systems like the state-backed messaging service Max and the government e-portal Gosuslugi. […] The system makes it easier to maintain the flow of conscripts -- all men between 18 and 30 are required to do one year of military service. Though Russian law forbids conscripts from being sent overseas or into combat, including in Ukraine, they are frequently subjected to coercive methods aimed at getting them to sign fighting contracts -- even before their year of service is complete.
    enID 2146173

  • 16 October 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, October 16, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Large-scale mobilization or a decrease in the offensive tempo across the battlefield in Ukraine would likely allow the Russian military to staff vehicle crews, at which point Russia would have partially restored armor capabilities and may pose a higher threat.
    enID 2146322

  • 16 October 2026 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War (Author)

    Russian Federation, Ukraine

    Overview of activities of Russian forces in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine

    Russian Occupation Update, October 16, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • Students learned the design, purpose, and operating principles of the AK-12 assault rifle during the training program.[17] Yunarmia’s Kherson Oblast branch emphasized that a significant outcome of such interactions with schoolchildren is that they help “spark interest” in the Russian Armed Forces and encourage young people to take a “more informed approach to pre-conscription training.” […] Exposure to military-style training and conscription and mobilization preparation has become increasingly common within the Russian-controlled education system in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.[18] Youth organizations and military patriotic programs such as Yunarmia are instrumental in facilitating these increasingly widespread efforts, which explicitly aim to prepare and encourage
    enID 2146329

  • 5 October 2026 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

    Russian Federation

    Article on recruitment of Central Asian migrants in Russia for military service

    From Central Asia To Russia For Work -- And Into The Military (Media Report, English)

    • Article on recruitment of Central Asian migrants in Russia for military service
    • Artikel zur Rekrutierung von zentralasiatischen Migrant·innen in Russland für den Militärdienst
    • In response to his case and others like it, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry announced that its embassy in Moscow sent a diplomatic note to the Russian Foreign Ministry on September 18, formally asking for the return of citizens who said they had been coerced into military service.
    enID 2145759
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