Russian State Duma Defense Committee Chairman Andrey Kartapolov highlighted that the maximum conscription age for compulsory military service will be 18 to 30 years old.
Kartapolov said: “The key amendment is that the upper age ceiling [in the conscription age bracket] will be set at 30 years old, while the decision was made to leave the lower age limit at 18, as there are many young people who would like to enlist for military service at the age of 18, and that opportunity is currently available to them.”
The Duma’s Defense Committee backed the new version of the bill Friday ahead of its second and third readings, with an upper-house Federation Council vote and Putin’s signature now required for it to become law.
The bill had initially called for raising the lower age limit for men to be called up for compulsory military service from 18 to 21 years old. Meanwhile, the new rules will take effect on 1 January 2024.
Kartapolov underlined that the bill will be enacted into law and will not affect new troops called up this fall.
