“To count as military personnel of the federal security service… one day of performing tasks to protect the state border of the Russian Federation in areas adjacent to the areas of the special military operation in the territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic and Ukraine, in two days,” the statement says. document text.
The corresponding decree was published on the official portal of legal information.
Earlier, Putin signed a law equating to treason going over to the side of the enemy in the context of hostilities.
It follows from the document that participation in an armed conflict or hostilities against the interests of Russia is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.