Russian conscription on the rise

President Putin orders the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia’s autumn draft, taking the 2024 total to 283,000 – up by 11% from 2022


RUSSIAN MILITARY CONSCRIPTS, BY DRAFT (1,000s)

Feb 24, 2022: Russia invades Ukraine
  
150 							150
145 						147
140
135	132.5	135	135	134.65	134.5		133
130	128	132	128	127.5		130
125
120					120
115	Spring 	Autumn
110
	ANNUAL TOTALS
	260.5 	267 	263 	262.15 	254.5	277 	283
	2018 	2019	2020 	2021	2022	2023 	2024

               
Sources: Reuters, Statista                    
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