As the war in Ukraine continues to drag on and global tensions continue to burn hotter, the Russian state Duma has passed a law that increases the age limit conscripts can be drafted.
According to Russian state media Tass, the minimum age remains at 18, but the former cap of 27 was raised to 30 years of age. The new law, once officially signed by President Vladimir Putin, will not take effect until the beginning of 2024. There will be no gradual age increase.
Tass provides more details in two separate articles:
The document also stipulates that those citizens conscripted for military service will be able to sign a voluntary one-year contract. Such contracts will be available during mobilization, amid martial law and in wartime, as well as during armed conflicts, during counter-terrorist operations and any time Russia’s Armed Forces are deployed abroad. Reservists will also be able to sign such contracts for one year or less…
