Kartapolov denied Ostanina’s words about the postponement for fathers of children with disabilities

The head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov said that he did not tell the head of the committee on family, women and children, Nina Ostanina, that his committee supported the postponement of the draft of fathers of children with disabilities. Earlier, about the support of this initiative by the Duma Defense Committee, Ms. Ostanina told “b”.

Later, Mr. Kartapolov told Kommersant that the State Duma Defense Committee “has nothing to do with the information presented by State Duma deputy Ostanina in the media.” “Let’s leave these statements on her conscience,” he said. The committee’s press service noted that “the very fact of the reference to Andrei Valerievich is not true.”

The situation with unconfirmed statements has already happened to Mrs. Ostanina before. On October 26, she reported that the General Staff had approved the issue of exemption from mobilization of fathers of children with disabilities, as well as those with two children and a pregnant wife for a period of 22 weeks. The deputy referred to the words of Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov. However, the latter later declaredthat he did not speak with Mrs. Ostanina. Then the head of the family committee acknowledgedthat she did not communicate with Mr. Pankov, but received information from Andrei Kartapolov.

Recall that now a deferment from partial mobilization can be received by men who have four or more children under 16 years old, or men who are raising one or more children without a mother up to 16 years old. Also, a deferment is due to men who have three children under the age of 16 and a pregnant wife for a period of 22 weeks.

Read more in the publication “Kommersant” “Fathers of disabled children are asked not to be taken away from the family”.

Daria Erozbek