The media noticed that the draft law on raising the age of discharge of mobilization and contract soldiers has been removed from the regulatory portal of drafts of legal acts. As Viktor Sobolev, a member of the State Duma Defense Committee, told socialbites.ca, the removal of the bill from the website “does not mean anything.” He promised to investigate why the project was deleted and suggested it might have something to do with the upcoming presidential election.
“Now I will go to the Duma and settle this matter. There were probably some dissatisfied people; elections were very close. Maybe they were on the safe side. I don’t know. We need to find out who deleted this and why. How can I tell you now? There is a lot to do today, now I will figure out what was deleted. “This doesn’t mean anything yet,” he said.
February 8 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation suggested The draft law, which provides for the establishment of a uniform age limit for service during the mobilization period for all contract soldiers, was published on the portal of regulatory drafts of legal acts. According to the document, the age limit for all senior officers during mobilization will be 70 years and 65 years for other contract soldiers. The explanatory note to the bill also stated that the adoption of this initiative will ensure the necessary level of personnel for the army and maintain its combat effectiveness.
The ministry explained that current federal law sets the mobilization age limit only for military personnel who signed a contract after July 24, 2023.
February 11 media returned Please note that the draft law on increasing the discharge age of mobilized and contract soldiers has been removed from the portal.
Previously Russian President Vladimir Putin statedIt is stated that approximately 1.5 thousand Russian men sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense every day.