KEMEROVO, Sep 29, Sergey Fuks. President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov, answering a question from journalists about the mobilization of athletes, recalled Article 59 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The article says that defending the Fatherland is the duty and obligation of a citizen of the Russian Federation. «I have already commented on this topic (about mobilization). Article 59 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation it is said directly about the defense of the Motherland. I am pleasantly surprised that many foreign colleagues comment on this topic, they are interested in the basic law of the Russian Federation. It is snowing in Siberia today, the New Year holidays are coming, and I think that we will prepare for our foreign colleagues who they are interested in the basic law of Russia, some gift copies of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, so that they more closely and clearly follow, among other things, Article 59,» Pozdnyakov said at the Russia — Sports Power forum, which takes place in the Kemerovo region. Decree m of President Vladimir Putin from September 21 in Russia announced a partial mobilization. According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, it is needed to control the 1,000-kilometer line of contact and the liberated territories in Ukraine. During the mobilization, a total of 300,000 reservists will be called up, which is just over 1% of the total mobilization resource of the Russian Federation.
