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Draft raids and same-day conscription

The guides below are drafts: a lawyer has not reviewed them yet. This is not legal advice.

Whom to contact

4 organisations

Call to Conscience

Helps people refuse military service: advice for conscripts, mobilised soldiers, contract soldiers and their families, court defence, conscientious objection.

The only official bot is @agsnowarbot. It never asks for money or SMS codes.

Other ways to reach them: Delta Chat · agsnowar@gmail.com · website

online contact matched to the organisation's site 26 September 2026
Message the bot @agsnowarbot

Soldiers' Mothers of St Petersburg

Free legal and social help for service personnel, conscripts and their families, with separate lines for soldiers and for conscripts.

The only official bot is @smline_bot. It never asks for money or SMS codes.

Other ways to reach them: for soldiers: +7 906 263-17-17 · for conscripts: +7 911 772-34-40 · website (a call stays in the phone log and with the operator)

in Russia contact matched to the organisation's site 26 September 2026
Message the bot @smline_bot

Go by the Forest

How to avoid conscription and mobilisation; helps servicemen leave the country and find asylum.

The only official bot is @iditelesom_info_bot. There are fakes with lookalike names: @iditeiesom_info_bot, @lditelesom_info_bot. The real bot never asks for money or codes.

The only official bot is @iditelesom_info_bot. It never asks for money or SMS codes.

Other ways to reach them: website

abroad foreign agent contact matched to the organisation's site 26 September 2026
Message the bot @iditelesom_info_bot

Conscientious Objectors Movement

Legal ways to avoid military service: exemption from conscription, alternative civilian service, reserve status.

The website is blocked in Russia; open it via a VPN.

Other ways to reach them: info@stoparmy.org

in Russia and abroad foreign agent contact matched to the organisation's site 26 September 2026
Get in touch stoparmy.org

Draft What human rights defenders advise

Draft raids and same-day conscription

  • In advance: carry a notarised passport copy instead of the original, an alternative civilian service (AGS) application and copies of deferment papers. Give family a power of attorney and Gosuslugi access.
  • If stopped, show your document but don't let go of it. Refusing to show documents can be treated as disobeying the police (art. 19.3 CAO). Write down names and positions. Film only if it will not lead to being detained by force. Sign nothing except a summons for another date.
  • At the police station, ask for the detention and transfer records, refuse to be taken to the enlistment office, stay in touch with family and share your location.
  • At the enlistment office or assembly point, human rights groups advise filing an AGS application with a receipt stamp and objecting in writing to the draft board's decision. Refusing the medical board also carries risks: reportedly a fine under art. 21.6 CAO, so check with a lawyer. Decide this with Call to Conscience before a raid, not during one.
  • Family: appeal the draft decision (can be done online), complain to the military prosecutor, report violence to the military investigators. Where to turn: Call to Conscience, Conscientious Objectors Movement, Soldiers' Mothers.

current as of 25 September 2026. More: Call to Conscience: raids; Call to Conscience: same-day conscription; First Department: what to do during a raid (foreign agent)

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