"In the Strategic Missile Forces, on a voluntary basis, about 30 thousand servicemen have been vaccinated with Sputnik V against coronavirus infection," RIA Novosti reported.

As specified, first of all, medical workers, military personnel on alert, command personnel and duty forces of formations and military units were vaccinated.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense said that more than 389 thousand Russian military personnel were vaccinated with the first component of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.