According to him, among such people there are parents and guardians of children with disabilities up to and over 16 years old who need constant outside care.

“The Council also considers that a deferment from mobilization should be granted to categories of workers who cannot be quickly replaced in their workplace,” the HRC said in a statement.

This, in particular, concerns social workers providing assistance in the form of assisted living, school teachers in rural or hard-to-reach areas, and health workers in feldsher obstetric stations in rural or hard-to-reach areas.

On September 24, Valery Fadeev urged the Ministry of Defense not to allow a “cane system” as part of partial mobilization, when military registration and enlistment offices call on people without a military specialty and combat experience.

Fadeev sent a letter about this to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.