The Russian government has introduced special military registration for citizens sentenced to prison. The relevant Council of Ministers decision was published at: legal information portal.
According to the document, special military registration of citizens serving prison sentences will be carried out by military registration and enlistment offices in places where correctional colonies and pre-trial detention centers are located. Registration for this type of registration will be carried out without the personal presence, medical examination, medical examination and psychological selection of persons.
Previously, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation Oleg Kachanov statedFull implementation of the unified military register is possible only from 2025.
Before that, the Ministry of Defense of Russia suggested Making changes to the Military Service Registration Regulation, under which detained and detained citizens will have to register for military service in reformatories.
In the 15th paragraph of this provision, it was proposed to exclude the clause stating that Russians serving prison sentences would not be subject to military registration. They wanted the concept of “special military registration” to be introduced for these people.
Putin before said About the future of the army in Russia.