Moscow authorities are using surveillance cameras to track down young Russians who are eligible for compulsory military service, official sources have announced.
“To detect the place of residence of the conscript, surveillance cameras are being used in Moscow,” the Russian capital’s chief military commissioner, Maxim Loktev, was quoted as saying by the Russian news agency TASS.
Loktev added that one of the main reasons for non-attendance at the recruitment centers has been the sending of the calls to different addresses than those of the potential recruits.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a law targeting men of fighting age who do not intend to join the military, whether they are conscripts or reservists.
The law prohibits citizens notified to appear at recruitment centers from leaving the country.
The Russians have two weeks to report after written or electronic notification.
If they do not show up at the centers within 20 days, their ability to start a business, license to drive, buy property or apply for a bank loan will be restricted.
Source: TSF
