15 May 2023 | Migrationsverket – Swedish Migration Agency (Author)

Russian Federation

Report on punishment of objection to military service

Landinformation: Ryssland. Bestraffning vid värnpliktsvägran (Special or Analytical Report, Swedish)

15 May 2023 | Migrationsverket – Swedish Migration Agency (Author)

Russian Federation

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)

17 February 2023 | EUAA – European Union Agency for Asylum (formerly: European Asylum Support Office, EASO) (Author)

Russian Federation

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)

December 2022 | EUAA – European Union Agency for Asylum (formerly: European Asylum Support Office, EASO) (Author)

Russian Federation

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)

December 2022 | DIS – Danish Immigration Service (Author)

Russian Federation

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)

30 June 2025 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Author)

Russian Federation, Ukraine

Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine (covering 1 December 2024 – 31 May 2025) (impact of armed conflict on civilians; conflict-related sexual violence; treatment of prisoners of war; human rights in territories occupied by the Russian Federation; human rights in government-controlled territories; religious freedom; other topics)

Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine; 1 December 2024 to 31 May 2025 (Periodical Report, English)

• He provided instructions on the incendiary material to use, how to carry out the arson, and identified the car to be torched, which the girl later learned belonged to the Ukrainian military conscription office. […] At least 11 men from Jehovah’s Witnesses and Baptist communities claimed conscientious objection in the reporting period, but were nevertheless charged with evading military service, refusing to follow military 59 Criminal Code of Ukraine, arts. 109-114, 258-258, 260, and 436-442. 60 For further analysis, see OHCHR report “Human rights situation during the Russian occupation of territory of Ukraine […] Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine, 1 December 2024 – 31 May 2025 | 19 orders, or desertion.61 In April 2025, the Supreme Court of Ukraine upheld the decision to sentence a conscientious objector from the Jehovah’s Witnesses community to three years of imprisonment for evading military service, arguing that the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on conscientious […] objection was not relevant for such a large-scale war as waged against Ukraine.62 This decision runs counter to international human rights law, which does not provide for such qualifications; indeed under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the right of conscientious objection to military service allows no restrictions or derogation.63 86. […] To Ukraine: (p) Immediately cease and prevent the torture and ill-treatment of POWs and conflict-related detainees held by Ukraine; (q) Ensure that law enforcement takes timely measures to prevent and immediately suppress violence among religious communities and brings perpetrators to account regardless of their affiliation; (r) Fully respect the right of conscientious objection to military service

15 June 2025 | BBC News (Author)

Russian Federation, Ukraine

Zaporizhzhia region: Article on first trial of a Russian soldier for war crimes

The first trial of its kind: A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution (Media Report, English)

• Last July, after Ukraine's Azov Brigade posted a social media video showing one of its members shooting a Russian soldier in a dugout, the deputy head of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, called for "total executions" of Ukrainian servicemen. "No words about mercy. No humanity. No pardon. They have no right to life.

6 June 2025 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Russian Federation

Article on the economic situation amid the Ukraine war; cut in signing bonuses for new recruits to armed forces

More War, Less Money: What A Cut In Signing Bonuses May Reveal About Russia's Fight In Ukraine (Media Report, English)

• Article on the economic situation amid the Ukraine war; cut in signing bonuses for new recruits to armed forces
• Artikel zur wirtschaftlichen Lage angesichts des Ukraine-Kriegs; Kürzungen bei Eintrittsprämien für neue Rekrut·innen der Streitkräfte
• On June 5,the Volga region of Bashkortostan [https://www.idelreal.org/a/menshe-deneg-bolshe-voprosov-chto-stoit-za-snizheniem-vyplat-za-podpisanie-kontrakta-s-minoborony-rf-v-bashkortostane/33434568.html] became the latest, halving its payment for new recruits. […] Fearing popular backlash, the Kremlin has taken pains to avoid calling a general conscription. Instead, authorities have relied a mix of personnel to keep up troop numbers: private mercenary companies like Wagner have done their own recruiting; prison inmates have been drawn, or coerced, into volunteering, with offers of amnesties for service completed.

June 2025 | UK Home Office (Author)

Russian Federation

Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression (legal context; treatment by state and society; situation in Chechnya; access to services; LGBTI community, culture and support) (supersedes ID 2042252)

Country Policy and Information Note Russia: Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression [Version 2.0] (Expert Opinion or Position, English)

• Reported abuses also included threats of conscription, blackmail, and detention by security forces or family members. Officials continue to deny the existence of LGBT+ people and have publicly justified and encouraged violence. […] In some raids, all male attendees were issued draft notices for military service. […] ‘On June 13, President Putin signed into law amendments that required military conscripts to hand over their passports to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the duration of their service.’279 13.1.2 The Freedom House ‘Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report’ stated: ‘The government restricts freedom of movement. […] Some men fleeing conscription or mobilization are stopped by security personnel at the border. Since 2023, draftees are banned from leaving the country once a summons is issued. ‘A law that took effect in 2023 requires individuals to submit their passports to authorities within five days of being notified of a travel ban. […] Those affected may include people who work or worked for the FSB, have access to state secrets, or have been summoned to military service.’280 13.1.3 The 2024, Coming Out and Sphere Foundation’s ‘Report on the Life of LGBTQ+ People in Russia in 2023’, stated, ‘ … according to our participants, some of them have also received financial support from LGBTQ+ organizations assisting them to pay for

30 May 2025 | Finnish Immigration Service (Author)

Russian Federation

Query response on the Russian Federation: Forced recruitment and conscription summons in Chechnya for the war in Ukraine 

Venäjä / Ukrainan sotaan pakkovärväys ja kutsukirjeet Tšetšeniassa, päivitys toukokuussa 2025; Russia / Forced recruitment and conscription summons for the war in Ukraine in Chechnya, update May 2025 [KT1101] (Response, Finnish)

• Venäjä / Ukrainan sotaan pakkovärväys ja kutsukirjeet Tšetšeniassa, päivitys toukokuussa 2025; Russia / Forced recruitment and conscription summons for the war in Ukraine in Chechnya, update May 2025 [KT1101]
• Query response on the Russian Federation: Forced recruitment and conscription summons in Chechnya for the war in Ukraine 
• Maatietopalvelu Kyselyvastaus Asiakirjan tunnus: KT1101 Päivämäärä: 30.5.2025 Julkisuus: Julkinen Venäjä / Ukrainan sotaan pakkovärväys ja kutsukirjeet Tšetšeniassa, päivitys toukokuussa 2025 Russia / Forced recruitment and conscription summons for the war in Ukraine in Chechnya, update May 2025 Kysymykset 1. […] Have attempts been made to forcibly recruit individuals in Chechnya who are in no way considered undesirable by the Chechen authorities? Does it make any difference to the recruitment attempt whether or not the person has completed military service? 2. Have conscription summons been sent out in Chechnya during the period of mobilisation? […] Have conscription summons been forged in Chechnya? […] Russia: Conscription. https://us.dk/media/fixlsvgr/report-march-2025-conscription-in-russia.pdf [https://us.dk/media/fixlsvgr/report-march-2025-conscription-in-russia.pdf] (käyty 23.5.2025). 4/2024. Russia: Recruitment of Chechens to the war in Ukraine. […] Military Mobilization in Russia’s Regions: From Protests to Submission.Ponars Eurasia. https://www.ponarseurasia.org/military-mobilization-in-russias-regions-from-protests-to-submission/ [https://www.ponarseurasia.org/military-mobilization-in-russias-regions-from-protests-to-submission/] (käyty 26.5.2025). *** Важные истории (Važnyje istorii) 14.2.2024.