In the fall, Chechens were not again called into the army
Chechen draftees. Photo from the site www.chechnyafree.ru Not a single conscript from Chechnya was registered in the autumn call. According to Gazeta.ru, Vasily Smirnov, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, announced this. "18-year-olds were not called for military service, although the call was in Chechnya," Smirnov said. Smirnov said that the units were formed only by contractors, including from local residents, but he refused to call the number of these contractors.