Three of Russia’s largest business publications recently published guidelines for accountants and HR professionals on military record-keeping during mobilization. The explainer articles appeared amid a surge of interest in the topic of a possible new round of call-ups. Experts interviewed by The Insider agree that such materials are more a reaction by the business community to “general anxiety” than a sign that the Kremlin is planning to bring a massive new wave of men under arms, but Russian authorities nevertheless already possess the necessary legal tools to launch a new mobilization.
Last month, at least three major Russian business publications — Business.ru, Glavbukh, and Rossiysky Nalogoviy Kurier — published similar materials. As The Insider noted, all of them provide detailed guidelines for employers on maintaining mobilization records in 2026, as well as information on how to respond to summonses and mobilization notices issued to employees. The publications also elaborated on the mechanisms of accountability for violations of the military registration procedure.
An article about the mobilization notice on the Business.ru portal, July 2026
A Prosecutor General’s order issued this past May also introduces a higher level of military record-keeping accountability for HR officers and managers. The authorities have thus apparently decided to shift some of the responsibility for the mobilization effort onto employers.
