In autumn 2016, Putin ordered the consumption of 152 thousand. men. Within three years of Russia's start of the invasion of Ukraine on a full scale of each autumn, the consumption of the army was an average of 127 thousand. men.
In the spring consumption in 2025, Russia called 160 thousand. men, most from autumn 2011
Russia conducts consumption twice a year, and men aged 18-30 qualify for annual compulsory service. Usually, more men are appointed in spring when most people finish school or study.
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The Kremlin argues that he does not send conscripts to the front in Ukraine
It is officially expected that recruits will serve in a military base in Russia.
The Kremlin and the Ministry of Defense claim that conscripts are not sent to fight, and consumption is not related to the war in Ukraine. However, Ukraine has repeatedly claimed that she had captured Russian conscripts, and Putin had previously admitted that some of them were mistakenly deployed at the beginning of the invasion in 2022.
In addition to regular collection, Russia recruited hundreds of thousands of contract soldiers for the war in Ukraine, offering high salaries and large bonuses for registration.
Putin ordered the Russian army to increase the number of active staff to 1.5 million to 2026.
Last week, the Russian state pride adopted the Army Act in the first three readings, which from next year would go to the model of all -year collection.
