Putin signed a decree on the deferment from mobilization

On October 6, Putin signed a decree granting deferments from mobilization to students in educational and scientific organizations.

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According to the Kremlin press service, Vladimir Putin signed a decree that amends the decree on granting deferments from conscription for military service due to mobilization.

Under the new amendments, citizens who are obtaining higher education for the first time, studying in full-time and part-time formats in educational and scientific organizations of secondary vocational and higher education, including residency and internship programs, are granted deferments from mobilization.

The decree also provides deferments for students in educational and scientific organizations in programs for training scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel in graduate school, in organizations conducting educational activities under educational programs of secondary vocational and higher education, and in spiritual educational organizations for training clergy and religious personnel of religious organizations.

On October 5, Putin stated that he signed a decree on deferments from partial mobilization for additional categories of students. Earlier, on September 24, the President of Russia signed a decree on deferments for full-time and mixed-format students. Partial mobilization was announced in Russia on September 21. It was reported that 300,000 reservists would be subject to mobilization.

After the publication of the decree on mobilization, tens of thousands of Russian citizens began to flee the country. The flow of Russians sharply increased towards Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia.

Hundreds of foreign citizens, including citizens of Tajikistan, received summonses or offers to go to war.