"18 to 30 years": The conscript age in Russia can be raised in the spring - the State Duma Representative

The State Duma stated that they would recruit recruits for a "mixed" system, and they will switch to new standards for three years. The chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from Defense Andriy Kartpolov stated that the campaign of raising the conscript age in Russia will be launched in the spring of 2023. About it writes the Russian "Parliamentary Gazeta".

According to Kartapolov, the State Duma will change the legislation, and the military enlistment offices will call for citizens under 30 years. And the transition to a completely new system will take place for three years. "By the beginning of the spring conscription, every military commissariat has to understand how many people fall under new demands," Karpolov said. According to him, half of the conscripts in the Russian Federation will be 21 to 30 years old, the second half will be 18-year-old.

It is reported that the first reports of raising the conscript age in Russia began to appear in December 2022. In addition, the Russian Federation is about to bring its army to 1. 5 million people. All initiatives were supported by the Federation Council, the State Duma Defense Committee, and the presidents of the aggressor country Vladimir Putin. Earlier, Focus wrote that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that Russia should increase the number of armed forces to 1. 5 million.

According to him, almost 700,000 people should be contract servicemen. The conscript age should be increased from 18 to 21, and the marginal age - from 27 to 30 years. We will also remind that the Kremlin commented on news about a new wave of mobilization in the Russian Federation. Speaker of Russian President Dmitry Peskov stated that "it had already been said many times" and called on "not to attach importance to Telegram channels.