dzen.ru From 2026, Russia will continue implementing the pension reform that envisages a phased increase in the retirement age. This is the next stage of the transition period during which the age limits for entitlement to the insurance pension for old age are gradually being raised. Besides age, requirements for the number of pension points and minimum insurance work experience remain in force. This review provides detailed information on who will be entitled to a pension in 2026 and on what grounds. Conditions for receiving an insurance pension in 2026 To be eligible for an old-age insurance pension in 2026, citizens will need to meet three mandatory conditions simultaneously: 1. Age In 2026 the retirement age will be as follows: – men born in 1962 will be able to claim a pension at 64; – women born in 1967 — at 59. This value is set within the reform and will increase to the final ages — 65 for men and 60 for women. The final retirement age will already apply to men born in 1963 and women born in 1968. 2. IPC (pension points) To qualify for the insurance pension in 2026, at least 30 points will be required. This is the final threshold and will no longer increase. Points are accrued for each year of official employment depending on salary levels and insurance contributions, as well as for some periods equated to employment. 3. Insurance work record Since 2024 the minimum duration of the insurance work record has been fixed at 15 years. This is a fixed value and is not planned to be revised. Without the required work record the insurance pension is not granted, and the citizen can only claim a social pension — which is granted 5 years later than the established retirement age. Pension under the "old" rules If a person reached retirement age before 2026 but did not apply for a pension due to a shortage of work record or points, then if the conditions are met in 2026 the pension is granted according to the rules that were in force at the time the age was reached. For example, a woman born in 1964 who reached retirement age in 2020 was required to have 11 years of insurance service. If the service was lacking then but is accrued by 2026, the pension will be granted under the previous requirements. What counts toward the insurance work record In addition to official employment, the record includes socially significant periods: – compulsory military service; – childcare leave (up to 1.5 years per child, no more than 6 years in total); – registration with the employment center and receipt of unemployment benefits; – caring for a child with a disability, a person with a Group I disability, or a person over 80; – participation in the special military operation (including in volunteer formations) — counted double. Retirement for long service Citizens with substantial work records may use the right to retire early — two years before the standard term. In 2026: – women with 37 years of service (born in 1968) will be able to retire at 58; – men with 42 years of service (born in 1963) — at 63. However, only years of official employment in the Russian Federation and paid sick leave are counted toward such service. Maternity leave, caregiving for elderly persons and study are not included. Exceptions are compulsory military service and participation in the SMO (counted double). Who is entitled to age-related benefits Several categories have the right to retire earlier than usual: Mothers with many children – women with 5 children — at 50; – with 4 children — at 56; – with 3 children — at 57. In 2026 this applies to women: – born in 1969 — if they have three children; – born in 1970 — if they have four; – born in 1976 — if they have five or more children. A mandatory condition is having 15 years of insurance work record, but periods of maternity leave are included in it. Parents of children with disabilities – a mother can claim a pension at 50 with 15 years of service; – a father — at 55 with 20 years of service. The family chooses who will use the right to early retirement. Persons with disabilities Some disabled persons, depending on the disability group and cause (for example, a service injury), can count on earlier retirement if they have the minimum work record. Conditions in such cases are individual. Unemployed near-retirees The employment center can direct a person to retire two years before the established age if a worker dismissed due to redundancy has the required work record (20 years for women, 25 for men), points and cannot find employment. In practice such cases are rare, but in 2026 this is possible, for example, for women born in 1968 (at 58) and men born in 1963 (at 63). Pension for northerners To qualify for a "northern" pension in 2026: – men born in 1967 and women born in 1972 can retire provided: • total work record — 25 years for men and 20 for women; • work in the Far North — at least 15 years (or 20 years in regions equated to the Far North). Mixed service is also taken into account: 12 months in an equated locality are considered equivalent to 9 months in Far North conditions. Pension based on special length of service – Teachers, doctors, performers and other categories of workers in special occupations can receive a pension five years after reaching the required special length of service (for example, 25 years for teachers). In 2026 those who completed the required service in 2021 will be able to receive a pension. – Workers in hazardous and heavy professions under Lists No. 1 and No. 2 also retain the right to early retirement. The retirement age for them has not changed. It is important that the employer paid increased contributions to the Social Fund of Russia for them. How to check your pension data The following methods are available to check work record and pension points: – the Gosuslugi portal (statement from the individual personal account); – personal account on the Social Fund of Russia website; – visiting an SFR client service office. What to do if work record is insufficient Before 2026 there are ways to make up the missing service: – continue official employment; – register with the employment service and receive benefits; – formalize caregiving for an elderly person or a person with a disability; – pay voluntary contributions. In 2025 the minimum payment is 59,241.6 rubles — it will provide one year of service and about 1 point. Staged payment is possible. Maximum — up to 7.5 years. Conclusion The pension system requires attention and planning. Before 2026 it is important to check your readiness for retirement: whether you have the required work record, enough points and the right age. Timely planning will help avoid delays and receive entitled payments without hassle. All data can be clarified with the SFR or via digital services. Azalia Urazbaeva
Photo: IA SM-NEWS September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, the use of modern means of destruction, and insufficient protection of personnel on the front line. To reduce losses, the Russian Armed Forces are introducing improved individual protective equipment, actively using drones and unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and fire correction, and are also improving infantry tactical training.
"A breakthrough on the front under conditions of drone dominance is becoming a difficult task, since traditional methods of defense are losing their effectiveness. With the dispersion of forces and the increase in the number of unmanned aerial vehicles, infantry needs reliable protection in order to survive on the battlefield," states Alexander Kharchenko.
Mass counter-drone protection systems are critically important for the success of offensive operations by the Russian Armed Forces, as they provide neutralization of high-precision airborne reconnaissance and enemy attacks. All this makes it possible to preserve manpower and equipment, reduce vulnerability to reconnaissance and strikes from the air, and provides an advantage on the battlefield.
"For a successful offensive, concentration of forces and the use of armored vehicles with active protection systems capable of withstanding drone attacks are necessary. Future breakthroughs will depend on who first implements mass counter-drone protection systems, which will allow losses to be reduced and deep breakthroughs to be resumed," Kharchenko asserts.
Earlier IA SM-NEWS reported on the potential of the tactic of using dummy drones.
More news about the event:
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 08:10 14.09.2025 Kazan.Sm.News - Kazan
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 08:10 14.09.2025 Kazan.Sm.News - Kazan
News from neighboring regions on the topic:
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 11:39 14.09.2025 Kemerovo.Sm.News - Kemerovo
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 11:38 14.09.2025 Kemerovo.Sm.News - Kemerovo
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 09:35 14.09.2025 Ekb.Sm.News - Yekaterinburg
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 09:34 14.09.2025 Ekb.Sm.News - Yekaterinburg
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 07:33 14.09.2025 Ryazan.Sm.News - Ryazan
Russian war correspondent pointed to the key importance of protection against drones in the Special Military Operation
Photo: IA SM-NEWS
September 14 – IA SM.News. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the Special Military Operation is due to the high intensity of combat, 07:33 14.09.2025 Ryazan.Sm.News - Ryazan
Kots: a Ukrainian cyclist saw a drone of the Russian Armed Forces and didn't even flinch
War correspondent Alexander Kots said that residents of Ukraine realize that the drones used by the Russian army do not pose a danger to them. 20:55 13.09.2025 IA Public Service News Agency - Moscow
Pokrovsk in a cauldron: NASA satellites record a ring of fires around Ukrainian strongholds, SMO map as of September 13
The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot withstand the onslaught of Russian forces. The Russian Armed Forces officially liberated Ternovoe on the Ugledar direction (the information was confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense the day before) and have now advanced 600 meters near Aleksandrovograd. 17:19 13.09.2025 Donetsk Media - Donetsk
Gladkov: a massive UAV attack on the Belgorod region has been going on for four days
For the fourth day in a row, Belgorod and the Belgorod district have been subjected to an intensive attack by enemy drones. 10:42 13.09.2025 Moika78.Ru - Saint Petersburg
In Belgorod a 20-year-old woman sustained a concussion due to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Gladkov: a 20-year-old Belgorod resident was injured during an attack by a Ukrainian drone Photo: iStock/blinow61
A civilian was injured in Belgorod during an attack by a Ukrainian drone. 10:36 13.09.2025 RTV-Podmoskovie - Moscow Region
Gladkov reported UAVs circling over Belgorod
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been attacking the region with UAVs for the fourth day
Gladkov reported UAVs circling over Belgorod
Photo: Natalia ILYUSHNIKOVA. 09:04 13.09.2025 Komsomolskaya Pravda - Belgorod
The West is helping: a NATO plane worked prior to the attack by two hundred Ukrainian drones
Publicist Zhivov: a NATO reconnaissance plane assisted the attack of 220 Ukrainian drones on Russia
Photo: 18:30 12.09.2025 Yamal-Media - Salekhard
Over Smolensk region, an attack by 42 UAVs was repelled
Our region was subjected to the most massive drone attack in recent times. 16:19 12.09.2025 GTRK - Smolensk
The Investigative Committee is investigating atrocities by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the DPR, Bryansk and Belgorod
Russian investigators have begun working on a series of cases related to drone attacks, in which the Ukrainian Armed Forces are accused. 14:32 12.09.2025 Bryanskaya Ulitsa - Bryansk
221 drones over Russia and a powerful strike on Sumy: summary of SMO events on September 12
Photo: Unsplash.com
At the time of the mass drone attack by Ukrainian forces on Russian territory, the Russian Armed Forces dealt a serious blow to Sumy. 15:02 12.09.2025 Tolk Online Edition - Barnaul
Social networks: a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank is firing at Lomakovka in Bryansk region
Residents of the village of Lomakovka in the Starodub municipal district reported a new probable attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 11:04 12.09.2025 Bryansk News Online Edition - Bryansk
A resident of Nizhny Novgorod was injured during an attack by Ukrainian UAVs: new details
A resident of Arzamas, injured in a drone attack, is still in hospital. Story: UAV attack. The man injured in the UAV attack in Arzamas on August 11, 10:54 12.09.2025 NewsNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod
A ship caught fire in the port due to the crash of a Ukrainian drone
More than 30 Ukrainian drones were shot down in the Leningrad region
Kyiv launched a mass drone raid on the Leningrad region. 14:41 12.09.2025 ChitaMedia - Chita
A ship caught fire in the port due to the crash of a Ukrainian drone
More than 30 Ukrainian drones were shot down in the Leningrad region
Kyiv launched a mass drone raid on the Leningrad region. 07:34 12.09.2025 KrasnodarMedia - Krasnodar
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dzen.ru From 2026, Russia will continue implementing the pension reform that envisages a phased increase in the retirement age. This is the next stage of the transition period during which the age limits for entitlement to the insurance pension for old age are gradually being raised. Besides age, requirements for the number of pension points and minimum insurance work experience remain in force. This review provides detailed information on who will be entitled to a pension in 2026 and on what grounds. Conditions for receiving an insurance pension in 2026 To be eligible for an old-age insurance pension in 2026, citizens will need to meet three mandatory conditions simultaneously: 1. Age In 2026 the retirement age will be as follows: – men born in 1962 will be able to claim a pension at 64; – women born in 1967 — at 59. This value is set within the reform and will increase to the final ages — 65 for men and 60 for women. The final retirement age will already apply to men born in 1963 and women born in 1968. 2. IPC (pension points) To qualify for the insurance pension in 2026, at least 30 points will be required. This is the final threshold and will no longer increase. Points are accrued for each year of official employment depending on salary levels and insurance contributions, as well as for some periods equated to employment. 3. Insurance work record Since 2024 the minimum duration of the insurance work record has been fixed at 15 years. This is a fixed value and is not planned to be revised. Without the required work record the insurance pension is not granted, and the citizen can only claim a social pension — which is granted 5 years later than the established retirement age. Pension under the "old" rules If a person reached retirement age before 2026 but did not apply for a pension due to a shortage of work record or points, then if the conditions are met in 2026 the pension is granted according to the rules that were in force at the time the age was reached. For example, a woman born in 1964 who reached retirement age in 2020 was required to have 11 years of insurance service. If the service was lacking then but is accrued by 2026, the pension will be granted under the previous requirements. What counts toward the insurance work record In addition to official employment, the record includes socially significant periods: – compulsory military service; – childcare leave (up to 1.5 years per child, no more than 6 years in total); – registration with the employment center and receipt of unemployment benefits; – caring for a child with a disability, a person with a Group I disability, or a person over 80; – participation in the special military operation (including in volunteer formations) — counted double. Retirement for long service Citizens with substantial work records may use the right to retire early — two years before the standard term. In 2026: – women with 37 years of service (born in 1968) will be able to retire at 58; – men with 42 years of service (born in 1963) — at 63. However, only years of official employment in the Russian Federation and paid sick leave are counted toward such service. Maternity leave, caregiving for elderly persons and study are not included. Exceptions are compulsory military service and participation in the SMO (counted double). Who is entitled to age-related benefits Several categories have the right to retire earlier than usual: Mothers with many children – women with 5 children — at 50; – with 4 children — at 56; – with 3 children — at 57. In 2026 this applies to women: – born in 1969 — if they have three children; – born in 1970 — if they have four; – born in 1976 — if they have five or more children. A mandatory condition is having 15 years of insurance work record, but periods of maternity leave are included in it. Parents of children with disabilities – a mother can claim a pension at 50 with 15 years of service; – a father — at 55 with 20 years of service. The family chooses who will use the right to early retirement. Persons with disabilities Some disabled persons, depending on the disability group and cause (for example, a service injury), can count on earlier retirement if they have the minimum work record. Conditions in such cases are individual. Unemployed near-retirees The employment center can direct a person to retire two years before the established age if a worker dismissed due to redundancy has the required work record (20 years for women, 25 for men), points and cannot find employment. In practice such cases are rare, but in 2026 this is possible, for example, for women born in 1968 (at 58) and men born in 1963 (at 63). Pension for northerners To qualify for a "northern" pension in 2026: – men born in 1967 and women born in 1972 can retire provided: • total work record — 25 years for men and 20 for women; • work in the Far North — at least 15 years (or 20 years in regions equated to the Far North). Mixed service is also taken into account: 12 months in an equated locality are considered equivalent to 9 months in Far North conditions. Pension based on special length of service – Teachers, doctors, performers and other categories of workers in special occupations can receive a pension five years after reaching the required special length of service (for example, 25 years for teachers). In 2026 those who completed the required service in 2021 will be able to receive a pension. – Workers in hazardous and heavy professions under Lists No. 1 and No. 2 also retain the right to early retirement. The retirement age for them has not changed. It is important that the employer paid increased contributions to the Social Fund of Russia for them. How to check your pension data The following methods are available to check work record and pension points: – the Gosuslugi portal (statement from the individual personal account); – personal account on the Social Fund of Russia website; – visiting an SFR client service office. What to do if work record is insufficient Before 2026 there are ways to make up the missing service: – continue official employment; – register with the employment service and receive benefits; – formalize caregiving for an elderly person or a person with a disability; – pay voluntary contributions. In 2025 the minimum payment is 59,241.6 rubles — it will provide one year of service and about 1 point. Staged payment is possible. Maximum — up to 7.5 years. Conclusion The pension system requires attention and planning. Before 2026 it is important to check your readiness for retirement: whether you have the required work record, enough points and the right age. Timely planning will help avoid delays and receive entitled payments without hassle. All data can be clarified with the SFR or via digital services. Azalia Urazbaeva
Photo: SM-NEWS Information Agency 14 September – SM.News Information Agency. The rise in infantry losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Special Military Operation is caused by the high intensity of combat operations, 14 September 2025. Kazan.Sm.News. Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan.