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Belarus Blocks Russian Traveler Using New Conscription Database

4/29/2026

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Belarusian border officials used a joint Russian-Belarus database to block a Russian citizen from departing Minsk National Airport.
He was denied boarding to Georgia and Armenia because his name appears in a Russian military conscription database, marking the first such case since Russia launched its digital summons system last year.
A Belarus State Border Committee spokesperson said travel permission depends on Russian restrictions and directed questions to the Russian Federation.

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Belarusian border officials used a joint Russian-Belarus database to block a Russian citizen from departing Minsk National Airport.
He was denied boarding to Georgia and Armenia because his name appears in a Russian military conscription database, marking the first such case since Russia launched its digital summons system last year.
A Belarus State Border Committee spokesperson said travel permission depends on Russian restrictions and directed questions to the Russian Federation.