Starting from January 22, IT experts will be able to apply for deferment from military service within the scope of spring term compulsory military service. This has been reported telegram channel Russian Ministry of Digital Development.
The Ministry announced that the submission of applications will end on February 6 and the information will be transferred to the Russian Ministry of Defense by March 2.
In this case, you must apply through the State Services portal. The Ministry of Digital Development concluded that after sending the data to the Ministry of Digital Development, it will be transferred to the military unit and the draft commission will make decisions on the postponement from April 1 to July 15.
Previously at the Ministry of Defense saidIt was stated that 834,224 Russians responsible for military service were postponed from partial mobilization.
According to the Ministry’s materials “Army in Numbers – 2023”, almost a third (30.7%) of Russians postponed from partial mobilization are IT specialists, their number is 256.1 thousand.
This right was also given to 170 thousand employees (20.4%) in the banking system, 103.1 thousand employees (12.4%) in energy companies, and 54.5 thousand employees (6.5%) in agriculture.
Previously in Russia asked to check Denial of deferment of military service to IT specialists.