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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 August 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, August 22, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • August 22 that its drone operators recently struck a car carrying Russian 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (35th Combined Arms Army, Eastern Military District) Commander Colonel Dmitry Shabaev about 80 kilometers behind the frontline in Zaporizhia Oblast.[56] The Ukrainian regiment reported that the strike severely wounded Shabaev and assessed that Shabaev will likely have to retire from military […] service if he survives his injuries.
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  • 20 August 2026 | BBC News (Author)

    Russian Federation, Ukraine

    Article on Ukrainian-born prioners of war from Russian-occupied areas who had joined the Russian forces

    Captured Ukrainian-born soldiers tell BBC why they fought for Russia (Media Report, English)

    • They also say fewer people are volunteering to replace them, despite enormous sign-up fees, which suggests Putin's desire to avoid mass mobilisation could soon be tested. When Ukraine captures its own citizens on the battlefield, they are put on trial for treason. But the men are then sent to PoW camps along with the Russians.
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  • 19 August 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, August 19, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • The Kremlin is amending Russia’s civil defense law likely in anticipation of public discontent amidst continuing domestic gasoline shortages and possibly in anticipation of involuntary mobilization that Putin is reportedly considering for after the September State Duma elections.
    enID 2143895

  • 18 August 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, August 18, 2026 (Special or Analytical Report, English)

    • The significance of those challenges is increased by reports that Putin is considering and preparing for a large-scale mobilization after the election.[14] Russia’s economy is not likely to collapse rapidly absent some additional major shock, but Russia’s economic deterioration increases the domestic costs Putin must face in demanding even more sacrifice from the Russian people for his unsuccessful […] including toward Drobysheve (just north of Lyman) and Yampil (southeast of Lyman), for several months but have only made progress between the Lyman and Slovyansk direction near Raihorodok (northeast of Slovyansk and southwest of Lyman).[40] Trehubov added that the Russian military command has not redeployed “elite” or “special” units to the Lyman direction and is only replenishing forces with new recruits
    enID 2143894

  • 18 August 2026 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War, CTP – Critical Threats Project (Author)

    Iran, Iraq, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

    Update on key developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)

    Iran Update Special Report, August 18, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)

    • demands, which suggests that the militias made these demands without any intention to disarm.[22] The Islamic Resistance in Iraq also condemned Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaydi’s “provocative and irresponsible” actions, in reference to recent Iraqi federal government attempts to crack down on the militias.[23]Iraqi authorities have closed 71 “fake” headquarters of the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization […] A Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) parliamentarian and member of Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee told Iraqi Kurdish media on August 18 that the Iraqi federal government is expected to submit the PMF draft law to Parliament within the next two weeks.[46] It is unclear if the parliamentarian is referring to the PMF Retirement and Service Law or the Popular Mobilization Authority Law.The […] Former Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al Sudani withdrew the PMF Retirement and Service draft law from Parliament in March 2025.[49] The draft law would have reportedly required around 3,500 PMF leaders, including Popular Mobilization Committee Chairman Faleh al Fayyadh, to retire due to their age.[50] Sudani also withdrew the Popular Mobilization Authority draft law from Parliament in August 2025 […] , reportedly due to US pressure.[51] The Popular Mobilization Authority draft law would have likely increased Iran’s influence in the Iraqi political and security spheres by formalizing key structures of the PMF.[52] It is unclear if parliamentary committees have revised either of these draft laws. […] iran-update-special-report-august-4-2026/ [23] https://t.me/AbumujahidAlasaf/15 [24] https://shafaq dot com/ar/أمـن/الداخلية-العراقية-تعلن-غلاق-71-مقرا-وهميا-للحشد-الشعبي ; https://shafaq dot com/ar/ أمـن/محاصرة-مقر-فصيل-شيعي-مسلح-في-طراف-بغداد ; https://x.com/Tammuz_Intel/status/2080784147853750721 [25] https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/the-leadership-and-purpose-of-iraqs-popular-mobilization-forces
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