Mobilization in Russia – “second wave” or “additional recruitment”?
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After the regions of Russia, one after another, reported on the implementation of 100% plans to mobilize those liable for military service to participate in hostilities in Ukraine, they announced a “second attraction.” The Kremlin corrected the governors. From the description of the presidential press secretary, it follows that the mobilization, which Vladimir Putin called partial, can become an ongoing process.
“The region has reached the second stage”
It all started the day before with a statement by the governor of the Rostov Region, Vasily Golubev, that the region had received a “new mobilization task.” Only for a significant share of the regional administration reportedthat the task of partial mobilization, set by the Ministry of Defense for the region, “has been completed in full.”
From the words of the Rostov governor of the council, that the draft boards have already begun to implement the requests of the Ministry of Defense – that is, the search for the mobilization of men has begun again. A similar statement was made on Tuesday by the government of the Kursk region: “The first stage of mobilization has been fully completed. The region has reached the second stage” (quoted by RIA Novosti).
In the turnover of the region, Buryatia became the one that announced the continuation of mobilization. A significant part of the dead in Ukraine.
About 100% implementation of partial mobilization plans in Buryatia reported September 30 more. However, the Buryat officials even now clarified that this was not about a “new wave.”
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The version that the identification of the identified objects will be in three stages – from September 26 to October 10, from October 11 to October 25 and from October 26 to November 10, was put forward by the Dozhd TV channel (included in the register of media “foreign agents”), Referring to the audio recording of the meeting at the military registration and enlistment office in Omsk. The channel emphasizes that the possibility of recording is fully confirmed. Its viewers report similar information from another region – the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
“No Waves Exist”
“The fact that sensations continue to come in other regions is a gathering process, not a second wave of mobilization,” declared TASS representative of the government of the Trans-Baikal Territory Roman Shadrin. At the same time, at the place of residence of officials, there is currently no “additional recruitment” of mobilized people – they take the whereabouts of only volunteers.
“We are not talking about the second wave of mobilization, there is a need for a decision that we are now implementing. There is no task to call on everyone at the same time, on one day,” said said on Wednesday, the governor of the Ryazan region, Pavel Malkov. The authorities of this region, unlike others, do not report on the implementation of the mobilization plan.
Reported on the implementation of the plan counts Media, 39 regions. The first about this proclaimed power of Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.
The governor of Rostov, who was the first to talk about the new mobilization task, has already managed to correct the military registration and enlistment office of the region, Igor Yegorov. “I would also like to remind you that there are no unrest of mobilization. All mobilization activities take place on the established planned scale and in the established concentration.
On September 21, the President announced this figure to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after Vladimir Putin announced the start of mobilization. Putin called the mobilization partial, but several events showed that cases began to come to everyone indiscriminately – including people who are not controlled for service due to growth and health. After massive scandals problems delay and Putin himself.
On October 4, Shoigu said that “over 200,000 people” had arrived in the armed forces since September 21.
The timing of the mobilization in the decree issued by Putin is not specified. It only says that this requires the adoption of the Ministry of Defense.
“Continuous process”
Now the Kremlin is saying that there is no new mobilization of citizens to participate in hostilities in Ukraine.
“There is no new wave, here you need to clarify with each individual governor that they have a place to be in the field of view,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the governors’ message about the receipt of new fees.
“No stages of mobilization are envisaged in accordance with the presidential decree,” Yury Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. “Partial mobilization is underway.
The media previously reported on raids at the place of residence, and at the places of conscription of men in cities in different cities of Russia. Forbes contributor changedwhat to hand over the summons to the discovery at the MFC, where he came for a passport.
The Mediazona publication (included in the register of media “agents”) reported that three weeks after the start of mobilization, Muscovites began to report riots and military registration and enlistment office employees at help centers for the homeless, hostels where labor migrants live, and in office centers.
At the same time, the government portal “Explain.rf”, which provides explanations about the mobilization, previously drew attention to the fact that it is impossible to hand coverage on the street. “The summons must be drawn up in advance, signed by the military commissar and certified by the seal of the military registration and enlistment office,” the statement says in response to the question that a police officer or an employee of the military registration and enlistment office can fill out a summons on the street before handing it to a citizen.