Andrei Kartapolov, chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, said that the bill on the gradual increase in the age of the project will not affect citizens who will be called up in the spring of 2023. About it , he reported Interfax.
“The new conscription will be carried out in accordance with the current norms and rules, which are determined by current legislation, and no one has to worry about that,” Kartapolov said.
The deputy recalled that the bill was submitted to the State Duma in mid-March, it is planned to be considered after April 17 and adopted at the spring session.
“This is a tough bill. It is related to the fact that we need to obtain the opinion of all interested federal executive authorities on this subject, so we have sent it to the mailing list. The deadline for submitting reviews is April 15,” Kartapolov explained.
The spring 2023 conscription will be carried out in accordance with the standards in force in the legislation, that is, it will affect citizens aged 18-27. However, from next year a gradual increase in the draft age will begin as part of the reform. According to the draft law, in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2024, citizens aged 19 to 30 will be subject to conscription, from January 1 to December 31, 2025 – from 20 to 30 years old, from January 1 2026 – from 21 to 30 years old.
Kartapolov too declared that those who will be called up for military service this spring will not be sent to serve in the regions annexed to Russia: the DPR, LPR, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
“In the new subjects conscription will not be carried out at all in the spring, and conscripts in all other subjects of the Russian Federation will not be sent to serve in these subjects,” the deputy assured.
Spring conscription in Russia will begin on April 1.
