Army General Vladimir Boldyrev, who led the Russian ground forces from 2008 to 2010, made the remarks on October 21 in response to a politician's calls for military service to be extended to women.However, Boldyrev, in an interview with local news outlet URA.ru, said women could be called up for military service in Russia and participate in the Ukraine war, working as doctors, and in positions not necessarily at the frontlines.Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that so far, no discussions have been held on the possibility of conscripting women into the Russian army.Another State Duma deputy, Tatyana Butskaya, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children, has also weighed in on the matter, saying that she doesn't believe women in Russia should be called up for military service.Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization on September 21, and defense officials said that as many as 300,000 reservists would be called up to fight in Ukraine."