Mobilisation in Russia: conscription notices being issued on Georgian border
STANISLAV POHORILOV – TUESDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2022, 15:50
Russia’s enlistment task force has begun issuing conscription notices to Russians right on the border with Georgia.
Source: Russian-sponsored news outlet TASS, quoting the press service of the head and government of North Ossetia
Quote: "There is a conscription task force on the border with Georgia, including representatives of the enlistment offices and representative authorities. They check whether a person is conscripted or subject to conscription as they leave."
Details: If it is confirmed that a Russian citizen is subject to conscription, he is issued a conscription notice.
It is reported that an estimated 5,500 cars are now queuing at the border. Crossing the border on foot is permitted at the Verkhnii Lars checkpoint.
- On 21 September, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation.
- On 26 September, the FSB sent an armoured vehicle to the border with Georgia, supposedly to ensure that reservists do not leave the country "without completing border crossing formalities".
- It was previously reported that the Kremlin is considering the possibility of imposing martial law and banning men from leaving Russia.
- Russian media have reported, quoting sources in Russian authorities, that draft-age men will be banned from leaving Russia after the sham referendums.
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