mobilization briefs

Mobilization in Russia for Jan. 16-19, 2025 CIT Volunteer Summary

Russia’s constituent Republic of Tatarstan, authorities have increased the reward for recruiting contract soldiers to fight in the war to 150,000 rubles [$1,460] per recruit. A post announcing the raise claims that "recruitment is ongoing in all regions of Russia, and payments are made on the day the contract is signed." Regional authorities introduced the reward in the summer of 2024 at 50,000 rubles [$490] and raised it to 100,000 rubles [$980] a few days later.

Mobilization in Russia for Jan. 14-16, 2025 CIT Volunteer Summary

On Jan. 16, Vladimir Putin signed an annual decree, calling up military reservists for training in 2025. As in previous years, the number of reservists to be summoned for training is classified under the "for official use only" designation.

Mobilization in Russia for Jan. 12-14, 2025 CIT Volunteer Summary

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced that discharged participants in the war against Ukraine will receive specialized medical care and priority access to rehabilitation programs. The federal government has introduced corresponding changes to the state program guaranteeing free medical assistance for 2025-2027.

Mobilization in Russia for Jan. 9-12, 2025 CIT Volunteer Summary

The human rights organization Shkola Prizyvnika [Conscript School] reports that authorities may have finally launched the Unified Military Register [digital system to identify citizens subject to military service and serve draft notices], citing a 30-year-old man from the Moscow region as the first documented example of restrictions imposed by a draft office. When he tried to obtain registration plates for his car from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officials declined his application because he could not provide a military ID or a military registration certificate. The man believed he was not listed on the military rolls. In the written refusal, a traffic police inspector referred to "a decision listed in the Unified Register [...]...

Mobilization in Russia for Jan. 7-9, 2025 CIT Volunteer Summary

Ratmir Mavliev, the mayor of the city of Ufa, announced an increase in the sign-up bonus for those signing contracts with the Ministry of Defense in the capital of Bashkortostan [Russia's constituent republic] from 400,000 rubles [$3,820] to 700,000 rubles [$6,680]. Recently, the republic also raised its regional payments, which now amount to 1.6 million rubles [$15,300]. Thus, the total amount of payments in Ufa, including national bonuses, will be 2.7 million rubles [$25,800].

Mobilization in Russia for Jan. 5-7, 2025 CIT Volunteer Summary

Irina Akhmetzhanova, the mother of an 18-year-old conscript soldier from the Chelyabinsk region, reported that her son was deceived and pressured into signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense and is now being prepared for deployment to the war. On Dec. 13, 2024, the young man was sent to a training center, and by Dec. 23, recruiters arrived, urging him to sign a transfer request to the town of Chebarkul under the pretense that he would be serving closer to home. On Dec. 26, the conscript managed to contact his mother using a fellow soldier’s phone to ask for help. According to his mother, her son had not yet taken the military oath, nor had he ever handled a weapon, yet he was reportedly scheduled to be sent to the war within...

Mobilization in Russia for Dec. 27, 2024–Jan. 5, 2025, CIT Volunteer Summary

On Dec. 28, Vladimir Putin signed a series of bills into law, including:

Mobilization in Russia for Dec. 26-27, 2024 CIT Volunteer Summary

Spouses of participants in the war against Ukraine may be granted the right to free higher education within the established quota if a new bill, introduced to the State Duma [lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia] by members Yaroslav Nilov and Nina Ostanina, is passed.

Mobilization in Russia for Dec. 24-26, 2024 CIT Volunteer Summary

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing monthly payments for children of servicemembers who were taken prisoner or are missing in action in Ukraine or Syria. The payments will be equal to the minimum subsistence level for children in the region where the child resides, ranging from 14,000 to 45,000 rubles [from $140 to $450]. Moreover, he signed a law extending the deadline for participants in the war against Ukraine and their family members to apply for credit deferments until Dec. 31, 2025.

Mobilization in Russia for Dec. 23-24, 2024 CIT Volunteer Summary

The Ministry of Finance has declined to endorse a proposed 2% subsidized mortgage program for participants in the war against Ukraine. Members of the State Duma [lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia] who introduced the bill estimated that it would affect around 700,000 people and generate over 1 trillion rubles [$10 billion] by boosting the construction sector. Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov noted in his review that the proposal demands extra funds from the federal budget without identifying sources. He also stated that existing subsidized mortgage programs have created significant imbalances in the mortgage lending market while failing to improve housing affordability for Russian citizens. In April 2024, Vladimir Putin...