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Russian Ministry of Defense: spring conscripts were not sent to new regions of Russia and the Northern Military District
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] Conscripts from the past spring campaign were not sent to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as to the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. This was assured by the Russian Defense Ministry. “Conscript servicemen were not sent to the deployment points of the Russian Armed Forces units in new regions of Russia, including to participate in the implementation of special operation tasks there,” the defense department explained. In total, 150,000 conscripts were sent to serve during the spring draft. As reported by the Regnum news agency, the draft commissions began their work on April 1. The dispatch of conscripts from assembly points in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to the troops began on April 15. As in previous draft campaigns, young people could choose the type and branch of the military for service, taking into account their health and the results of professional psychological selection. It is specified that before being sent to their places of service, the conscripts were provided with everyday uniforms: black for the Navy, blue for the Airborne Forces and the Aerospace Forces, and protective colors for other types and branches of the military. They were also given toiletry bags, bank cards, and personal electronic cards. According to the new rules, which came into force on January 1, 2024, citizens aged 18 to 30 are subject to conscription for military service, excluding those who turned 27 before the end of 2023 and those who are 28 or 29 years old and who are in the reserve. The Russian Armed Forces must be replenished by 150 thousand people - 3 thousand recruits more than in the spring conscription of 2023. The autumn conscription will take place from October 1 to December 31. More from regnum.ru Spring conscription for military service has ended in Russia The spring conscription of 2024 has been completed, 150,000 people have been sent to the troops. This was reported on July 15 by the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry in the Telegram channel. “In accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated March 31, 2024, No. 222, this spring 150,000 people were called up and sent to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and other military formations,” the report says. It is noted that the draft commissions began their work on time, on April 1. The dispatch of conscripts from assembly points of the subjects of the Russian Federation to the troops began on April 15. As in previous draft campaigns, young people who arrived at the military commissariats of municipal entities could choose the type and branch of the military for service, taking into account their health and the results of professional psychological selection. It is specified that before being sent to their places of service, the conscripts were provided with everyday uniforms: black for the Navy, blue for the Airborne Forces and the Aerospace Forces, and protective colors for other types and branches of the military. They were also given toiletry bags, bank cards, and personal electronic cards. No conscripts were sent to the deployment points of the Russian Armed Forces units in the new regions of Russia - the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions - or to participate in the tasks of a special military operation there, the defense department clarified. As reported by the Regnum news agency, the head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov stated that conscripts called up to the Russian Armed Forces during the autumn draft will not be sent to the zone of the special military operation. He emphasized that there were no changes in the issue of conscription, so everything will proceed as during the previous draft. According to the new rules, which came into force on January 1, 2024, citizens aged 18 to 30 are subject to conscription for military service, excluding those who turned 27 before the end of 2023 and those who are 28 or 29 years old and who are in the reserve. The Russian Armed Forces must be replenished by 150 thousand people - 3 thousand recruits more than in the spring conscription of 2023. The autumn conscription will take place from October 1 to December 31. On March 1, President Vladimir Putin signed an annual decree on conscription for military training in the Russian Armed Forces. The document states that Russians in the reserve are subject to conscription for military training in the Armed Forces, the Russian National Guard, the Emergencies Ministry, the state security agencies, and the FSB. The training of Russian citizens in the reserve is a planned event and is held annually. Its goal is to improve the combat training of those in the reserve. Posted by: badanov 2024-07-16 |
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