Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree to recruit citizens for compulsory military service, a decree was published on an online portal for legal information.
The Russian Armed Forces plan to conscript 142,000 people this spring, according to the decree.
"As of April 1 to July 15, 2017, carry out conscription into military service of Russian citizens aged 18 to 27 not in reserve… numbering 142,000 people," the decree reads.
