Russia’s Autumn Conscription in Ukraine: What You Need to Know

2023-09-30 08:44:20
2023-09-30 16:44 Compiled by United Daily News/Chen Xiaoci/Reporting in real time

The Kyiv Independent reported on the 30th that the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 29th that the regular autumn conscription will start on October 1. Unlike in the past, four occupied Ukrainian regions are also included in this conscription order. , meaning Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.

Russia holds regular military conscription in spring and autumn every year, and this time it is expected to recruit 130,000 people.

According to current Russian law, male citizens aged 18 to 27 must serve one year of compulsory military service. However, the Russian Congress passed an amendment to the military service system in July. Starting from January next year, the upper age limit for male citizens to serve in the military will be raised to 30 years old.

The National Resistance Center of Ukraine alleged on the 25th that the Russian-backed government in the occupied areas of Ukraine was preparing to recruit local residents into the army. According to the Russian state-run TASS news agency, no people in occupied Ukraine were conscripted this spring or last year.

Russia’s autumn conscription will start on October 1. Different from the past, the four occupied areas of Ukraine are also recruiting this time… Ukraine Russia Russia-Ukraine War Kiev

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