MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - The State Duma on Tuesday passed in the third and final reading a bill raising the draft-age bracket of citizens for military service in Russia from 18 to 30 years from January 1, 2024.
Chairman of the Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov noted that those who will turn 27 on December 31, 2023 will not fall under the bill raising the army draft age.