About 80% of conscripts for the fall of 2026 have already been called up

About 80% of citizens who will be sent to places of military service in the fall of 2026 have already been called up. This was achieved through year-round medical examination and psychological screening.

In 2026, it is necessary to call up 261 thousand people for military service and send them to the troops, and in October-December 120 thousand conscripts will be sent to their places of service.

MOSCOW, October 1 – RIA Novosti. About 80% of citizens who will be sent to places of military service in the autumn period in 2026 have already been called up; this was achieved through year-round medical examination and psychological selection, said Colonel General Evgeny Burdinsky, head of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

He recalled that now citizens subject to conscription can undergo a medical examination and professional psychological selection throughout the year. Due to this, it was possible to distribute the load on recruiting stations.

“As a result, by now - before the start of the next deployment period - about 80 percent of the citizens of the established assignment have already been drafted. This is a high indicator of the activity of employees of military commissariats and conscription commissions,” Burdinsky said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

He said that as part of the implementation of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 2026, it is necessary to call up 261 thousand people for military service and send them to the troops. In October-December, 120 thousand conscripts will be sent to their places of service.