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In the fall of 2026, it is planned to send conscripts to military service in accordance with the annual conscription into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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During the autumn deployment period in 2026, about 120 thousand conscripts will be sent to places of military service.
The dispatch of conscripts will begin on October 10, with the exception of certain regions of the Far North and equivalent areas, where the dispatch will take place from November 1 to December 31, as well as for citizens living in rural areas and employed in sowing and harvesting work, the dispatch will begin on October 15.
MOSCOW, October 1 – RIA Novosti. About 120 thousand conscripts will be sent to places of military service during the autumn deployment period in 2026, said the head of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky.
“In October-December, about 120 thousand conscripts must be sent for military service,” Burdinsky said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
He clarified that conscripts from assembly points of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation will begin to leave for their place of military service as early as October 10. There are exceptions, for example, in certain regions of the Far North and equivalent areas, dispatch will take place from November 1 to December 31.

Ukraine has practically stopped using tanks donated by Western countries in the combat zone due to the lack of necessary support for drones, aircraft and artillery, as well as a shortage of such equipment, since the West stopped supplies, and missiles and drones became Ukraine's priority, military expert Boris Dzherelievsky said in an interview with Aif.ru.

More than 350 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation received a deferment or exemption from conscription without a personal appearance at the military registration and enlistment office thanks to the automation of registration and conscription work. Information about students, fathers of two or more children and IT specialists is updated automatically based on data from government agencies and employers. The year-round draft in 2026 is held twice a year.

About 80% of citizens to be sent to places of military service in the fall of 2026 have already been called up thanks to year-round medical examination and psychological selection. In 2026, it is planned to conscript 261 thousand people, of which 120 thousand will be sent to the troops in October-December.

Sending conscripts from assembly points to places of military service will begin on October 10, 2026, Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky said. A year-round conscription is being held for the first time; conscripts will be sent twice a year. It is planned to send about 120 thousand people in October-December.

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Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky confirmed that young people conscripted into the army will not be sent to serve in the special military operation zone. The autumn conscription in Russia began on October 1, and deployment to the troops is now carried out all year round. Military personnel whose terms of service expire this fall will be discharged and sent to their place of residence.