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according to a report by ria novosti on september 23, russian president vladimir putin signed an order to establish the russian armed forces recruitment committee on september 20. deputy chairman of the russian federation security council dmitry medvedev was appointed as the chairman of the committee, which is tasked with coordinating conscription operations, assessing conscription progress and measures to recruit volunteers.

file photo: russian president vladimir putin (right) and deputy chairman of the russian security council dmitry medvedev (left).

it is reported that the committee is chaired by defense minister andrei belousov. the committee members also include two deputy directors of the presidential office, the minister of justice, the director of the federal penitentiary administration, the deputy minister of the ministry of internal affairs, and the deputy director of the federal security service.

the report said that according to the text of the committee's regulations, the committee was established to carry out the security council's "tasks in the field of organizing national defense and military development". the committee will coordinate the actions of the authorities, select contract soldiers candidates, evaluate the progress of conscription and supervise the formation of volunteer teams. in addition, the committee's responsibilities also include considering material incentives for contract soldiers and protection measures for contract soldiers' families, and reviewing draft documents on recruiting contract soldiers into the army.

on september 16, local time, russian president vladimir putin signed a presidential decree to increase the strength of the russian armed forces to 2,389,130, of which 1.5 million are military personnel.