Overview

• Putin’s decree calls up 135,000 men from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, marking Russia’s largest fall intake since 2016.
• Eligible men aged 18–30 are drafted for one year of service, with officials insisting conscripts stay inside Russia, a claim challenged by reports of pressure to sign contracts and accounts of conscripts captured in Ukraine.
• Military authorities will issue electronic summonses broadly, with digital‑only notices in Mari El, Ryazan, Sakhalin and Moscow, where ignoring a summons can trigger automatic travel and civil restrictions.
• The State Duma has passed a first reading to shift from seasonal call‑ups to a year‑round conscription model starting in 2026 if enacted.
• Ukraine’s Center of National Resistance says Russia is missing 2025 mobilization targets in occupied Crimea, a figure the Kyiv Independent could not independently verify.