Russian citizens who receive military draft notices and are banned from leaving Russia will also be unable to exit the country through Belarus, Belarusian border authorities have confirmed on Wednesday.
The State Border Committee told Belarusian outlet Belsat that the two countries operate a shared Russia–Belarus database of individuals subject to travel restrictions and use a simplified, integrated border-control system.
“If there is no exit ban imposed by the Russian Federation and all documents are in order, they will be allowed to leave,” the committee said. “If the person is in the database, they will not be allowed to leave.”
Officials stressed that Belarus does not independently decide on restrictions but enforces data received from Russian authorities.
The confirmation comes after human rights group Movement of Conscientious Objectors reported the first known case of a Russian conscript being denied exit through Belarus after receiving a draft notice.
The man, a resident of St. Petersburg, had been ordered to appear for a medical examination on April 29. Shortly after receiving the notice, an automatic travel ban appeared in Russia’s electronic conscription registry.
Rights activists say the situation points to deeper integration of Russian and Belarusian border systems, including simplified data sharing that allows restrictions imposed in Russia to be automatically reflected at Belarusian checkpoints.
