How will the SMS notification system for military enlistment offices in the Vitebsk region work?

Amendments have been made to the Law of the Republic of Belarus "On Military Duty and Military Service", including those concerning the notification of citizens to appear at the military commissariat.

As reported by the Vitebsk Regional Military Commissariat, Belarusians can now receive notifications to appear at the military commissariat via SMS messages. In fact, SMS messages will become an additional notification channel. The summons will still remain the primary one.

Currently, each military commissariat has been assigned a so-called alpha-name by the telecommunications operator. It will be displayed in the sender field. The message will contain information about the address and time at which the citizen should appear. A phone number for inquiries will also be provided. Please note that messages from the military commissariat do not contain links and do not require a response. The military commissariat also never requests personal or passport data by phone.

We remind you that a summons to the military commissariat, regardless of its form, may have various purposes: from clarifying the military registration data of a conscript to mobilization training activities. In any case, you must appear on time. Failure to appear upon summons, as before, entails administrative and criminal liability.

Information about the alpha-names of all military commissariats is posted on the website of the Ministry of Defense.

"VITEBSK VESTI"