MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - It is planned to conscript 122,000 people to the Russian Armed Forces this spring, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
"The spring conscription starts on April 1. There are plans to conscript 122,000 people," Shoigu said during a conference call on Thursday.
Shoigu demanded that the commanders of the military districts and the Northern Fleet organize the vaccination of employees of military enlistment offices involved. "Only those who have been vaccinated and have Covid-19 antibodies should have access to this work," he said.
Shoigu ordered the organization of distance examination of conscripts by military enlistment offices and psychological selection of conscripts in line with the new methods and recommendations.