RussiaSpring recruitment will begin on April 1.RussiaThe army is expected to recruit thousands of soldiers to replenish armed forces personnel and strengthen reserve forces.

Russia holds military conscription every year in spring and autumn, Agence France-Presse reported. Moscow officials told that recruited soldiers will not be sentukrainebattle. But the call comes as rumors swirl of a new wave of mobilization for an invasion of Ukraine.

Vladimir Tsimlyansky, deputy director of the Department of Organization and Mobilization of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Army, said at a press conference today: “Spring recruitment will begin on April 1.”

“Troops will not be sent to the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic, Kherson and Zaporizhia Oblasts) and other armed forces deployment points in Russia’s new territories,” he said.

Zinliansky noted that he would not be sent to perform “special military operations” (special military operations) missions. He called the attack in Ukraine a “special military operation” in Russian official terms.

The Russian military recruited about 147,000 troops last spring, but did not disclose target numbers for this year.

Once conscripts join the army, they will face tremendous pressure to sign voluntary service contracts, allowing them to be sent to fight in Ukraine.

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