"It is planned to send 128 thousand people to the troops this fall," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to Burdinsky, events related to the conscription of citizens for military service will be held in all regions, taking into account the experience of the spring conscription campaign and the implementation of measures to combat coronavirus.
He noted that the commissariats are provided with a sufficient amount of personal protective equipment.
In the spring, 135 thousand people were sent to the army.