Register of summonses (the unified military registration register or register of conscription-liable persons) is a Russian state information system holding data on citizens needed to keep military registration documents up to date. Its planned form would store nearly all personal data of conscription-liable people in one digital register, alongside a separate register of issued summonses. Political scientist Tatyana Stanovaya described the system as an element of digital totalitarianism.
Background and launch
Soldiers' mothers' committees had demanded a computerised registry in military enlistment offices since 1990, while conscription files remained on paper. Following the 2022 mobilisation, a presidential decree in November 2022 ordered a general register of Russians on military registration, with the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Digital Development and the Federal Tax Service involved. Full operation was delayed several times, and the register moved into full mode in May 2025.
Legal effects and criticism
Under the amendments, many organisations must transfer conscription data to the register, which offers a personal account on the state services portal. A summons entered in the register is deemed delivered after seven days if the person has no such account. Military commissars can impose travel bans by recording them electronically, and critics doubted the system would work fully, with some expecting recruitment to continue through traditional raids.