May 12, after nearly a month delay, caused by a coronavirus, in the country will begin the work of drafting commissions. As noted in the defense Ministry, the spring call will be conducted with all the precautions. The campaign will additionally supervise and parliamentarians, it said “the parliamentary newspaper” the Chairman of the Duma Committee on defence Yury Shvydkin.
According to him, the relevant Committee of the state Duma organized interaction with the leadership of the General staff, military enlistment offices and draft boards.
“Celebrate the good, constructive work of the chief of the General staff Nikolai Gerasimov, and officers responsible for the call — said the Deputy Yuri Svitkin. — In terms of a pandemic, the activities of draft boards are organized as safely as possible for the health of both new recruits and members of the commissions”.
So, in all the military has the necessary stocks of medical masks, tests, and disinfectants. In particular, the Commission moved on to new ways of working with the private Affairs of recruits, studying them remotely, specify the credentials using modern means of telecommunication.
Sending conscripts to parts of the plan after may 20, reported by defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on 29 April the Board of the Ministry of defense. Upon arrival to the place of service, young recruits will be a two-week quarantine.
Those conscripts who were called up earlier and had already served the prescribed period, returning home since April 18. This process also takes place with all the precautionary measures, said the Deputy Yuri Svitkin.
“Going to the reserve soldiers, before leaving the part, fully sustained by the personal protective equipment”, — said the MP.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the spring conscription from 1 April. Go into the army to serve 135 thousand people. According to the decree, the appeal will be conducted from 1 April to 15 July, it will spread to Russians aged 18 to 27 not being in stock and subject to call to military service.