President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed the decree on conscription in the spring. document published on the official Internet portal of legal information.
“From April 1 to July 15, 2023, to carry out the conscription of citizens of the Russian Federation aged 18 to 27 years, who are not in reserve and are subject to compulsory military service, in the amount of 147 thousand people,” says the text of the decree.
In the autumn of 2022, 120 thousand people were called up, and in the spring of last year, 134.5 thousand people were called up.
March 30 Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov declarationIt was announced that the Russians, who were called up for military service in the Russian army, would not be sent to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. He also noted that there will be no spring military service in the new issues of the federation.
Also, Kartapolov declarationThat the gradual increase in the age for conscription in the Russian Federation will not affect the spring draft in 2023.
Former Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin declarationthat planned work is being carried out in the Moscow military registry and recruitment offices in connection with the upcoming call for military service.
March 15 Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade sent A list of requested workers of the military-industrial complex (DIC) of military age for a delay from the spring draft in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
On December 21 last year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at an extended meeting of the defense ministry board, proposed gradually increasing the age of conscription for Russians from 18 to 21, and increasing the limit to 30. 13 March to the State Duma made a draft on phasing out the military age for military service to 21 years.