“Russian companies are legally required to provide two employees for military service to the Russian armed forces.”

This Federal Law carries out legal regulation in the field of military duty and military service in order to implement the constitutional duty and obligation of citizens of the Russian Federation to protect the Fatherland, as well as legal regulation of entry into military service and military service in the Russian Federation by foreign citizens and stateless persons. Article 4 outlines the duties of officials of state authorities and organizations to ensure the fulfillment of military duty by citizens.

This Federal Law provides legal regulation in the field of mobilization preparation and mobilization in the Russian Federation, establishes the rights, duties, and responsibilities of state authorities, local self-government bodies, as well as organizations regardless of their forms of ownership and their officials, and citizens of the Russian Federation in this area. It defines the procedures and mechanisms related to mobilization and preparation for it in case of a threat or occurrence of military conflict or emergency in the country.

All organizations, regardless of ownership, are obliged to carry out certain activities within the framework of mobilization training. This includes maintaining military records, creating mobilization bodies, developing mobilization plans, preparing production for mobilization tasks, and assisting military commissariats. The law does not specify a quota for providing employees for military service.

A Russian governor has ordered large firms in his region to shortlist employees as "candidates" for military service, in a rare push for businesses to get involved with recruitment. The order — signed by Pavel Malkov, the governor of Ryazan, a region 130 miles southeast of Moscow — instructed companies with 150 or more workers to select their employees by September 20. Businesses and institutions with 150 to 300 workers must submit two candidate employees, while those with 300 to 500 workers must designate three. Firms and entities with 500 or more workers must submit five names.

Authorities in the Ryazan region have ordered businesses to nominate a minimum number of employees for contract military service. The directive, signed by Ryazan region Governor Pavel Malkov on March 20, instructs “entities regardless of their form of ownership” to set recruitment quotas by Sept. 20. Firms with up to 300 employees are asked to nominate two “candidates” for contract service, while those with 500 or more employees must put forward five.

The authorities in Russia's Ryazan region have issued a decree requiring businesses operating in the area to identify candidates for military service under contract. According to the decree, businesses with 150 to 300 employees are required to send two individuals to serve in the military, while companies with 300 to 500 employees must send three, and those with over 500 employees are obliged to send five. The decree references two presidential orders issued by Vladimir Putin in October 2022.

The Ryazan region has become the first in Russia where local authorities have instructed businesses to recruit contract soldiers. However, this is a regional order, not a federal legal requirement applying to all Russian companies nationwide. Companies must nominate candidates, but there is no obligation for employees to serve.

In a notable move, the governor of Ryazan, Pavel Malkov, has mandated that large companies in the region compile lists of employees to be considered “candidates” for military service. The order, which applies to firms with a workforce of 150 or more, stipulates that these businesses must present their shortlisted candidates by September 20. The requirements vary based on company size: firms with 150 to 300 employees must nominate two candidates, those with 300 to 500 must propose three, and organizations with 500 or more workers are to submit five names.

A top Kremlin-appointed official has set hard quotas for factory workers and office staff living in the industrial region in central Russia to “volunteer” for military service, according to a government decree made public by independent news platforms on Tuesday. Per mandatory quotas imposed by Malkov, a company with 150-300 employees must identify two “candidates” to army recruiters, with 300-500 employees, three candidates, and with more than 500 employees, five candidates.

In the Ryazan region, Governor Pavel Malkov has ordered companies with more than 150 workers to choose employees to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry. Under the order, companies with 150 to 500 employees must nominate between two and five staff members. The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) described this requirement as a "continuation of Russian covert mobilization efforts that aim to avoid conducting another involuntary call-up."

On September 21, 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization. The accompanying legislation (Article 9 of Federal Law No. 31-FZ) mandates all organizations, including international companies, to conduct military registration of staff if at least one employee is liable for military service. They must also assist with delivering summons, ensuring delivery of equipment, and providing buildings, transport, and information. This law does not specify a quota of employees to be provided for military service.

Booking (бронирование) of citizens in the reserve is organized to ensure the operability of a company during wartime, mobilization, or martial law. This procedure allows an employer to retain some employees who would otherwise be subject to conscription. The right to book personnel depends on the organization's activities, and specific details are obtained from the military commissariat or booking commission, as the regulations are classified.

An order issued by Ryazan regional governor Pavel Malkov sets quotas for 'economic entities, regardless of their form of ownership,' for contract-based military service from March 20 to September 20, 2026. Companies with 150 to 300 employees must identify two candidates, those with 300 to 500 employees must find three, and companies with more than 500 employees must provide five. The document does not specify penalties for non-compliance.

All organizations, regardless of their form of ownership, must maintain military registration of their employees who are in the reserve. Special military registration applies to those reservists who are booked by organizations for the period of mobilization, martial law, or wartime. Booking is a temporary exemption of employees from mobilization and mobilization training to ensure the uninterrupted operation of the organization.

On September 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization, and the accompanying legislation (Article 9 of Federal Law No. 31-FZ) mandates all organizations, including international companies, to conduct military registration of staff if at least one employee is liable for military service. They must also assist with delivering summons from the military to their employees, ensure the delivery of equipment to assembly points, and provide other material means and information.

The Russian partial mobilization decree, based on Article 9 of Federal Law No. 31-FZ, obligates organizations to conduct military registration of staff and assist with delivering summons. Companies are prohibited from refusing mobilization orders or terminating government contracts to avoid carrying out conscription- or resource-related tasks, with potential civil fines and criminal penalties for executives.

Due to recent legislative changes, employers in Russia are imposed with obligations to continue military registration formalities for employees eligible for military service. This includes appointing a responsible person for military record-keeping and notifying employees upon receipt of call-up papers. Failure to comply can result in fines for both management (40-50 thousand rubles) and organizations (350-400 thousand rubles).

Russian federal law does not impose a nationwide quota requiring all companies to provide a fixed number of employees (such as two) for military service. Partial mobilization in 2022 targeted reservists by age and category, not corporate quotas. Regional governors have authority under martial law readiness decrees to issue local directives, but these do not constitute national legal requirements.