Head of the Russian General Staff mobilisation directorate, deputy chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Vasily Smirnov is interviewed at the news conference headlined 'Federal Programme of Transition from Conscript to Professional (Volunteer) Armed Forces'. The news conference was held in the RIA-Novosti headquarters.

Head of the Russian General Staff mobilisation directorate, deputy chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Vasily Smirnov is interviewed at the news conference headlined 'Federal Programme of Transition from Conscript to Professional (Volunteer) Armed Forces'. The news conference was held in the RIA-Novosti headquarters.

Head of the Russian General Staff mobilisation directorate, deputy chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Vasily Smirnov is interviewed at the news conference headlined 'Federal Programme of Transition from Conscript to Professional (Volunteer) Armed Forces'. The news conference was held in the RIA-Novosti headquarters.

The deputy head of the Major Organization-Mobilization Department of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Vasily Smirnov took part in the press conference headlined "About essential features of the federal target program on transition to contract system of induction". The press conference was held in the RIA "Novosti" office.