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Kremlin says electronic draft papers will fix 'mess' at military recruitment offices

FILE PHOTO: Russian reservists recruited during a partial mobilisation of troops, aimed to support the country's military campaign in Ukraine, walks towards a banner with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a ceremony before their departure in Omsk, Russia January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a move to bring in electronic draft papers for the first time in Russia's history was needed to sort out what it called "a mess" at military recruitment offices.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that the problems in drafting men into the army had come to light last year when Moscow launched what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

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