Overview
- The State Duma approved at its third and final reading a bill allowing draft boards to conduct medical exams, screenings, and other enlistment steps throughout the year.
- Conscripts would still be dispatched only during the traditional campaigns from April 1 to July 15 and from October 1 to December 31.
- An adopted amendment sets a 30‑day limit on electronic call‑up notices, replacing previously indefinite summonses.
- Bill sponsors Andrei Kartapolov and Andrei Krasov say the change aims to balance recruiting workloads and improve conscription quality.
- The legislation now heads to the Federation Council and then to President Vladimir Putin for signature, with application expected for the next draft cycle if enacted.