MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/. Lawmakers from the Russian parliament’s lower house, the State Duma, passed at the plenary session on Tuesday in the second and third, final readings a draft law on attracting citizens who have signed a contract to remain in the reserve of the Russian Armed Forces to participate in special training camps to protect critical facilities.
The document was earlier submitted by the Russian government. The draft law applies exclusively to those citizens who voluntarily signed a contract to stay in the reserve. Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Department Vice Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky explained earlier that within the framework of the draft law, "there is no question of any mobilization." It is planned to summon to training camps "most prepared and patriotic citizens" who have signed a contract to stay in the reserve.
The new measures provide that, under a decree from the President of Russia, reservists can be sent to special training exercises to safeguard critical facilities and life-support infrastructure. The Russian General Staff emphasized that this includes energy and transport sites. The organization and execution of these exercises will be defined by the Russian government.
