Russia extends conscription for compulsory military service up to age 30

Russia raises maximum age for military conscription to 30

Last year, Russia announced a plan to boost its professional and conscripted combat personnel by more than 30 per cent to 1.5 million, an ambitious task made harder by its heavy but undisclosed casualties in Ukraine.

Russia increases maximum age limit for compulsory military service

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed legislation increasing the maximum age limit to 30 for compulsory military service, over a year into the Kremlin’s

From 2024, Russian men between the ages of 18 and 30 can be drafted into compulsory military service.

Russian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to raise the age limit for compulsory military service from 27 to 30 as the armed conflict with Ukraine enters its 18th month.

Russian Lawmakers Extend Age Limit for Compulsory Military Draft

The Russian parliament’s lower house on Tuesday approved a bill extending the upper age limit for the compulsory military draft from 27 to 30.

As Ukraine war claims lives, Russia to expand compulsory military service age, crack down on draft dodgers

As the Ukraine war claims thousands of Russian lives, Putin's military is moving to ensure a sufficient "pool of people to draw from."