# Russia plans to conscript 120,000 men this fall; General Staff says they won’t be sent to Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/82121

- Meduza, 2026-10-01 15:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/01/russia-plans-to-conscript-120-000-men-into-military-service-this-fall-the-general-staff-says-none-will-be-sent-to-ukraine

> Russia plans to call up about 120,000 people for compulsory military service in its fall draft, Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky said. He said conscripts will begin reporting to assigned posts on October 10 and will not be sent to Ukraine or the areas covered by the “special military operation.”

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