The Tatarstan Military Enlistment Office reported that recruitment centers for contract service would operate "uninterruptedly" from May 9 to 12. A representative stated that this was being done to "support" those wishing to serve in the army "at a time convenient for them."

Instructors at military recruitment points will be on duty day and night be on duty During the holidays, in Yakutsk, too. Aleksey Kolesov, the station's instructor, stated at a briefing that "the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War left us peace, and the heroes of the Air Defense Forces preserve it."

In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on May 9, military service selection points will be work In the city center, during festive events, residents will be informed about the "benefits" of contract service, benefits, payments, and "state guarantees."

According to Mediazona's calculations, based only on open data, in the war with Ukraine perished 51,679 Russian military personnel. Other estimates, based on the number of inheritance cases, put the number at around 85,000.