Volodin confirmed exemption from mobilization for fathers of three or more children

State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said that fathers with three or more children are exempt from partial mobilization. According to Mr. Volodin, at the moment, decisions on conscription have been canceled in relation to more than 9.5 thousand fathers who were recalled from military units.

The question of the mobilization of men with three or more children was discussed with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, the speaker of the State Duma explained. “The answer is unequivocal: fathers of three or more children should be exempted from mobilization,” Vyacheslav Volodin said in his Telegram channel about the outcome of these discussions. “It is important that the draft commissions be guided by the directives of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff,” he noted.

According to the portal “Explain.rf”, the law does not allow call for fathers of many children. However, in the past, a deferment was granted if there were four or more children.

“Parliamentary newspaper” with reference to sources in the State Duma informedthat the Ministry of Defense at the beginning of October made changes to the criteria for granting a deferment from partial mobilization. Among other things, now fathers of three or more children under 16 are not subject to conscription.