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The decree orders the largest autumn conscription since 2016, with 135,000 men to be drafted by end of 2025 amid ongoing military expansion plans.
- On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ordering the conscription of 135,000 men from Oct 1 to Dec 31, 2025, the largest autumn drive since 2016.
- Russia runs biannual drafts for men aged 18–30 who serve one year, with the autumn 2016 intake conscripting 152,000 and recent falls averaging 127,000 men.
- The Kremlin and the Russian Defense Ministry say conscripts are not sent into combat and the draft is unrelated to the war, while Ukraine reports capturing conscripts and Putin admitted some were deployed early in 2022.
- Putin has set a target to expand Russia's military to 1.5 million active personnel by 2026, while last week Russia's lower‑house State Duma passed a bill to enable year‑round conscription starting next year.
- Combined spring and autumn intakes mean 2025 is set to be the largest total call‑up since 2016, with the spring 2025 draft calling up 160,000 men between April and July.
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Desperate Putin drafts Russians to fight
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 135,000 men to be conscripted into the army, the largest autumn draft held by the Kremlin in nine years. “From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, conscript 135,000 Russian citizens aged 18 to 30 who are not in the reserve and are subject to enlistment into military service,” the decree...
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has, by decree, issued a new strike, which follows to be the largest in the last nine years! The decision is in line with the current context, marked by the extension of the war in Ukraine and the fears of new plans of attack by the Russians. Article PACE? NOT! A small order of the largest number of recruitments in the last nine years! How many young people will appear in the Russian army for the first ti…
Russia: Biggest Autumn Conscription Campaign in Nearly a Decade
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 135,000 men for routine military service from October 1st to December 31st, 2025, marking the country’s largest autumn call-up since 2016. Men aged 18 to 30 are subject to compulsory service each spring and autumn, with conscripts typically serving one year at military bases within Russia. While this autumn draft is part of routine military obligations and not a wartime mobilizati…
Russian President Vladimir Putin Orders Largest Fall Conscription in 9 Years, Drafts 135,000 Men
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of over 135,000 men by the end of 2025. The conscription by Putin marks Russia’s largest conscription since 2016. The move by Putin comes just days after Russia’s parliament passed a new bill that will allow the Kremlin to issue a year-round conscription, replacing its current seasonal spring and fall draft. Men from the ages of 18-30 will be selected to the Russian armed forces, but …
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