Sending conscripts to military service. File photoWASHINGTON, Apr 2 US publications focused on the start of the spring conscription in Russia, linking the latest campaign to events around Ukraine. Spring conscription began in Russia on April 1. The Ministry of Defense reported that they plan to send more than 134.5 thousand people to the troops as part of the campaign. The Defense Ministry and Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that the spring conscription had nothing to do with the special operation in Ukraine, only contracted military personnel were sent to participate in it. .jpg» />Spring conscription not related to operation in Ukraine, Kremlin stressedThe Washington Post published a headline about the announced conscription, the Hill published a message where the «tension» around Ukraine is linked to the declared number of recruits they plan to conscript. The CNN television channel said that the army replenishment is being prepared as a rotation of employees participating in a special operation. In Russia, a draft campaign is held twice a year, within the framework of which, at the same time, approximately the same number of young people are sent to the troops for military service for one year Peskov had previously complained about misunderstanding on the part of the United States. In response to the statements of the US administration in the context of the events around Ukraine, he said that their assessments demonstrate a lack of information about what is happening in the Kremlin and the decision-making mechanism. >Conscription for military service in the Russian Federation
