Overview
- Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said the chamber will take up the bill in its second reading on December 16.
- The proposal credits time served in volunteer formations created under the Defense Law toward pensions for personnel of the MVD, FSIN, Rosgvardiya and FSSP.
- Service performed under special conditions would be tallied using preferential calculations, according to the Duma press service.
- If adopted, the law would take effect on January 1, 2026, with those previously removed from volunteer formations eligible to apply for pension assignment or recalculation from that date.
- The government introduced the bill on Vladimir Putin’s instruction, with leaders framing it as part of ongoing support for participants in the special military operation, citing 153 related laws since 2022.