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Defense chief says Russia not to call up women for partial mobilization

According to Sergey Shoigu, "there are no such plans for the future"
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu Defense Ministry/TASS
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
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PATRIOT PARK /Moscow Region/, October 1. /TASS/. Women will not be called up as part of Russia’s partial mobilization, the country’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told reporters on Saturday.

"No. And there are no such plans for the future. We are not going to call up women," Shoigu said, when asked a corresponding question.