Russian women have started receiving draft notices. Some are even being summoned to military training. What risks does this create? And how can you protect yourself?

Russian women have started receiving draft notices. Some are even being summoned to military training. What risks does this create? And how can you protect yourself?

Since the beginning of summer, Mediazona has found, women liable for military service in Russia have been actively summoned to military commissariats. Some are receiving notices for data verification (which is legal), others invitations to military training (which is illegal). Why might the authorities need this? What happens if you show up at the military commissariat after receiving a notice? And how can you protect yourself? We briefly answer the most alarming questions.

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Women in Russia are receiving draft notices, including for military training. And that is illegal

Russian women liable for military service have been actively summoned to military commissariats since the beginning of summer. Some of them are receiving notices for military training, and that is explicitly prohibited by law. Mediazona drew attention to the problem. The outlet’s journalists also spoke with three women who…