Russia plans to conscript 120,000 men into military service this fall. The General Staff says none will be sent to Ukraine.
Russia plans to send about 120,000 people into compulsory military service during the fall draft, Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky, who heads the Russian Armed Forces General Staff’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate, said in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
Russia plans to draft approximately 120,000 individuals for compulsory military service this fall, according to Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky, who leads the Russian Armed Forces General Staff’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate. The conscripted men are set to depart from assembly points for their designated duties on October 10, Burdinsky stated.
He clarified that these conscripts "will not be sent to carry out tasks as part of the special military operation in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, or on Ukrainian territory." During the spring draft in 2026, which lasted from April to July, over 140,000 conscripts were dispatched to their posts.
Russia has maintained a "perpetual" draft system since 2026, requiring individuals to serve year-round but primarily deploying them in the spring and fall.
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