According to Baza, at the meeting on July 30, the State Duma did not support the draft law, which envisages postponing the period of mobilization for the father of three children. The decision has not been officially announced.
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The State Duma of the Russian Federation rejected a draft law on granting a delay to fathers of many children and fathers of disabled children during the mobilization period. The decision was made at a meeting of the lower house on July 30 and was brought to the attention of the Baza Telegram channel on Wednesday, July 31. The decision has not been officially announced.
Members of the “United Russia” party voted against the document, while members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the “Just Russia” party supported it. At the same time, opponents of the postponement stated that it “will lead to a reduction in the personnel reserve”.
Speaking against delays for fathers with many children, Deputy Head of the Defense Committee, Andrey Krasov, pointed to Article 59 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which states that “the defense of the motherland is the duty and responsibility of a Russian citizen. ” “Who is that man?” Husband and career! The husband is a fighter, protector of our family, society and country. Then a hard worker, a parasite. So. “Every man should protect his family,” said Krasov.
The defense committee recommended in May that deferments be denied to men with multiple children
In May, the Defense Committee of the State Duma recommended rejecting the bill on postponing the mobilization of fathers with three children. Communist Party member Nina Ostanina appealed for the postponement of the mobilization of fathers with many children. He gave statistics according to which 903 fathers of three or more children under the age of 18 were sent to the war against Ukraine, as well as 100 fathers of disabled children. At the same time, 256,000 people employed in the IT sector and 170 employees in the banking sector received a postponement.
A deferral of mobilization for fathers of multiples with children under 16 was granted by the Russian Ministry of Defense in autumn 2022, but was revoked in January 2024.
Putin: no new mobilization is necessary
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that a new wave of mobilization is not coming in Russia. The current contingent is not enough to quickly achieve the goals, but now the command of the Russian army is using a different tactic, he said in June. “We are pushing the enemy out of the areas we need to control, in the sense that there is no need to mobilize,” Putin explained.
The Russian government announced a “partial mobilization” in September 2022. Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the mobilization of 300,000 people. According to the authorities, another 20,000 people went to war as volunteers. The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, assured journalists before the mobilization was announced that it was not expected.
