Putin: Ministry of Defense received a list of priority professions for deferment from service

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a list of priority professions for deferment from military service and has already sent the data to the Ministry of Defense. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to an aircraft factory in Ulan-Ude, transmits TASS.

“Of course, we need to decide what is the most critical, the most important in terms of maintaining and developing human resources. And here the Ministry of Industry and Trade, I want to inform you, has prepared an appropriate list of areas, professions that are needed. And he was transferred to the Ministry of Defense, ”said the head of state, answering a question about the deferment from service for employees of enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC).

Putin clarified that the departments are now discussing this issue, they should make a joint decision on the postponement. The head of state also acknowledged the shortage of personnel in the defense industry and added that this hinders the fulfillment of the state defense order.

During a visit to the Obukhov plant, which is part of the Almaz-Antey aerospace defense concern, on January 18, President admittedthat defense industry workers who are subject to conscription may be exempted from military service. The head of state pointed to the workload of enterprises and noted that employees work in three shifts. Then he said that the issue of a delay could be resolved in the near future.

At the end of January, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov notedthat a decision on this issue has not yet been made, while the discussion of the initiative is underway.

Earlier, defense industry workers were exempted from military service as part of the partial mobilization that took place in Russia from September 21 to October 31, 2022. In December, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declaredthat more than 830,000 people who work at defense industry enterprises and in a number of other socially significant areas received a deferment from partial mobilization.