MOSCOW, Dec 1 - RIA Novosti. Russian servicemen will rest on December 29 and 30, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on a conference call.
"Before we proceed to hearing reports, I want to say that I have signed an order to provide the personnel of the Armed Forces with rest days on December 29 and 30. In return, we will work on December 18 and 25," he said.
At the same time, the minister demanded to ensure the necessary level of combat readiness, maintaining law and order and discipline, since a new academic year has started in the troops from today. According to Shoigu, all preparatory measures have been carried out in full: training camps and instructor-methodical classes were held with officers and sergeants, the landfill equipment was repaired, military and special equipment was transferred to winter mode, stocks of material and technical means were created.
For the new year 2022, Russians will rest from January 1 to January 9, and Friday, December 31, will also be a weekend.
