In St. Petersburg, 11 migrants were stripped of Russian citizenship because they did not register for military service on time, says the St. Petersburg Police Directorate press center.
As the agency noted, the foreigners included both individuals from CIS member nations and citizens of other foreign nations.
It is not specified whether there were any Tajik citizens among them.
It is stated that the violators must now either resolve their legal status or leave Russia.
According to the law "On Military Duty and Military Service," citizens must report to the military registration and enlistment office to register for service within two weeks.
In addition, at the beginning of August, President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing Russian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship if they refuse to register for military service.
The amendments to the law "On Military Duty and Military Service" were proposed by deputies from the United Russia party, led by State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. The document was passed in the State Duma on July 31 and approved by the Federation Council on August 2.
On September 12, Russia's Interior Ministry spokesperson, Irina Volk, announced that the ministry had requested data from military registration and enlistment offices on migrants who had obtained Russian citizenship but had not registered for military service.
According to her, the ministry has begun implementing new legal provisions under which foreigners who disregard this obligation will lose their Russian passports.
