This report is a product of a joint mission to Latvia and Lithuania undertaken by the Danish Immigration Service (DIS) and the Swedish Migration Agency (SMA) from 4-7 November 2024. The purpose of the mission was to collect updated information on conscription in Russia. The report includes a description of new legislation after December 2022, the conditions for Russian conscripts in practice, including where conscripts are posted and the extent to which they are under pressure to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence. Furthermore, the report covers exemptions and the extent to which conscripted are punished for evading conscription.
