{
  "id": 13154999,
  "title": "Russia proposes raising maximum age for women’s military service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/russia-proposes-raising-maximum-age-for-womens-military-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:57:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/09/russia-proposes-raising-maximum-age-for-women-s-military-service"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Russian government has introduced legislation to the State Duma that would increase the maximum age for women in military service from 45 to 50. The proposed amendment would also extend the upper age limit for women serving in reserves to 55, from the current 50, and for those in other ranks to 50, up from 45. According to the explanatory note, the bill aims to provide \"additional social guarantees for female service members.\" The government argues that the current age limit does not allow women to serve long enough to qualify for pension and other benefits. For instance, a woman who joins the service between the ages of 25 and 30, and is assigned to a location where preferential pension service credits do not apply, might not receive subsidized housing or a pension after hitting the cap on military service age. The authorities also highlighted the importance of the issue during the war in Ukraine, as many women service members in medical units are near or over the current maximum age for service. In July 2023, President Vladimir Putin signed a law raising the maximum age for remaining in the reserves by five years for certain military personnel.",
  "summary": "The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, that would raise the maximum age for women in military service from 45 to 50. The bill appears in the State Duma’s database.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}