130 thousand Russians will be called up for military service

Russia launched a second appeal in 2023 compulsory military service in which plans to employ 130,000 citizens between the ages of 18 and 27 and which for the first time includes the annexed Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk.

With the start of the invitation campaign which will last until December 31In 2008, a law went into effect that increased the penalty for not appearing at recruitment offices tenfold, up to 30,000 rubles (a little more than $300).

The The Russian authorities have assured that the recruits will not be sent to the zone of military operations in Ukraine nor the troops stationed in the “new regions”, as Russia calls those that were annexed a year ago in Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk, despite the fact that they do not control all of their territories.

Rear Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky, head of the Organization and Mobilization of the Russian General Staff, said yes the number of “volunteers to participate in the special military operation (war in Ukraine) is sufficient to fulfill the set tasks”.

According to the sailor, the high command there are no plans for “additional mobilization actions” for the military campaign in Ukraine.

Last August, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin announced a law extending the maximum age for military service by three years, to 30. mandatory and enters into force on January 1, 2024.

Initiative to increase the age of military service It was proposed at the end of 2022 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after hundreds of thousands of men of military age left Russia following Putin’s September 2022 mobilization.