
Former State Duma deputy of the seventh and eighth convocations Mikhail Romanov signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense and went to the special military operation zone, declaring his intention to fulfill his military duty as a reserve officer.
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Mikhail Romanov was a deputy of the State Duma of the seventh and eighth convocations from 2016 to 2026.
State Duma deputy of previous convocations Mikhail Romanov signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and went to the zone of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. TASS reports this.
Romanov stated that he was a reserve officer of the Russian Armed Forces, and after the end of his term as a deputy, he decided to enter into a contract for military service with the Ministry of Defense. It is clarified that he was a deputy of two convocations of the State Duma - the seventh and eighth - from 2016 to 2026.
“It is with honor that I begin to perform my military duty in the zone of a special military operation. I will do everything in my power not to let down my fellow countrymen, Leningraders and Petersburgers, and to make my contribution to our common future victory,” Romanov said.

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