A Russian conscript undergoes a medical check-up before his departure for garrisons from an assembly station of the local recruitment office in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. On September 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the routine autumn conscription campaign, calling up 135,000 citizens for statutory military service, which started on October 1 and runs until the end of the year.
- Package: Russia Defence Conscription
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Rostov-on-Don, Rostov region, Russia
- Event date: 02.10.2025
- Date published: 02.10.2025
- Author: Sergey Pivovarov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5772x3671px, 10.5Mb
- Job-ID: 1d2ffefd4ae63182