Russia increased fines for failure to appear at the military commissariat tenfold, raise conscription age limit

The State Duma of the Russian Federation has raised the age limit for conscription of men to 30, closed the border for persons that have been called up to the military commissariat, and increased the fine for failure to appear tenfold.

Source: RIA Novosti

Details: On 25 July, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in III reading a law on raising the conscription age limit to 30.

The lower bar will remain the same – 18 years. That is, the age of conscription in the Russian Federation is set from 18 to 30 years and not from 21 to 30 years, as previously assumed.

"The wording of the draft law has changed due to the fact that the demographic situation is serious, [and it’s] affecting the amount of mobilised resources, and in order for us not to drag, we need just such a wording," explained Andrey Kartapolov, chairman of the Duma Defence Committee.

There will be no transitional period; the law will enter into force on 1 January 2024.

Citizens who will turn 27 by the end of 2023 will not be subject to the new rules on the draft age, said Kartapolov.

The State Duma also adopted an amendment banning citizens of the Russian Federation from leaving Russia if they have been called up to the military commissariat, including at the place of work or study.

Medical and general educational organisations are obliged to provide electronic form information about citizens, which is necessary for keeping military records.

In addition, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the II and III readings the draft law on fines for failure to appear at the military commissariat: they will reach up to 30,000 roubles [about US$ 330 – ed.].

Initially, it was planned to up the maximum possible fine to 50,000 roubles, but before the second reading, the amount was reduced to 30,000.

Currently, the maximum fine under this article in Russia is 3,000 roubles. 

For reference: Russia has been waging an open full-scale war against Ukraine for 17 months, and had a hybrid war with the occupation of territories from 2014 to 2022.

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