# Russia to conscript 120,000 men, again promises they won’t fight in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/82879

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-02 03:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-to-conscript-120-000-men-again-promises-they-wont-be-sent-to-fight-in-ukraine/

> Russia plans to call up about 120,000 conscripts between October and December, while promising they will not be sent to fight in Ukraine or in four Ukrainian regions Moscow claims to have annexed. Similar assurances in 2022 were followed by an admission that some conscripts had been deployed and captured. Rights groups and independent reports have also documented pressure on conscripts to sign contracts that allow combat deployment.

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