Does Russia have mandatory military service?

Active conscription

Active conscription

Russia is one of 64 countries classified “Active conscription” for military conscription — 33% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Mongolia
Active conscription
Kazakhstan
Active conscription
Finland
Active conscription
Norway
Active conscription
Kyrgyzstan
Active conscription
Estonia
Active conscription

Other laws in Russia

Death Penalty
Not used in practice
School Corporal Punishment
Banned
Jury Trials
Limited use / mixed courts

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