Prison terms to be introduced for evading military service in Russia
Prison terms are set to be introduced for people evading military service in Russia, a Moscow official has said.
A bill legally making the change will be presented to the State Duma - the lower house of Russian parliament - this autumn, the head of the defence committee said.
Those found guilty will face a fine of up to half a million rubles or imprisonment for up to five years under the bill.
There have been rumours of a new wave of mobilization this fall on Russian social media.
Relatives of those already mobilized have been complaining online that there needs to be a rotation of soldiers on the front.
Russia has been trying to recruit more men to sign up with the defence ministry since this spring.
Booths signing up volunteers have been set up near metro stations and business centres, placards and ads calling to sign up for the army are all over Moscow.
Earlier this week, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said 231,000 personnel had been contracted so far this year.
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