Russia raises draft age limit

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 26 Jul 2023 by Alex Teddy
On July 25 the State Duma passed the law. It also forbids draftees from going abroad. Previously males aged 18-27 were obliged to do a year of military service. Now this upper age has been raised to 30. There has been talk of raising the lower age to 21. The co-author of the bill said that the draft law had to be changed because of the demographic situation. Russia has suffered sub replacement fertility for over 30 years. Russia enlisted 147,000 conscripts in spring 2023. It needs to conscript a similar number in fall 2023. On July 29 the bill goes to the Federation Council, which is the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament. The Federation Council is almost certain to pass the bill, which Putin will surely then sign.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2024 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this or its contents.