Russian conscripts called up for military service sit in a bus before their departure for garrisons at an assembly station of the Moscow Region's recruitment office in Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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Russian conscripts called up for military service walk to the bus before their departure for garrisons at an assembly station of the Moscow Region's recruitment office in Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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Russian conscripts called up for military service gather before their departure for garrisons at an assembly station of the Moscow Region's recruitment office in Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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Russian conscripts called up for military service gather before their departure for garrisons at an assembly station of the Moscow Region's recruitment office in Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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Russian military ID cards are pictured at an assembly station of the Moscow Region's recruitment office in Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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A Russian conscript undergoes a medical examination before departing for his military unit at an assembly station of the Moscow Region recruitment office in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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Russian conscripts called up for military service gather before their departure for garrisons at an assembly station of the Moscow Region's recruitment office in Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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Russian conscripts called up for military service stand in formation before their departure for garrisons at an assembly station of the Moscow Region's recruitment office in Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia. Russia's autumn conscription period began on October 1, with about 120,000 conscripts due to be sent to their places of service between October and December, according to the Defence Ministry.

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