Almost all men mobilised in remote regions of Russia, but almost none in Moscow – Ukraine’s General Staff
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — THURSDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2022, 18:49
The mobilisation plan in Moscow is less than 0.2% of the population and it is not even half fulfilled. In contrast, a large number of the male population is being mobilised in remote regions of the Russian Federation.
Source: report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on 6 October
Quote: "According to available information, the partial mobilisation announced by the military-political leadership of the Russian Federation actually "absorbs" small settlements in remote regions of Russia.
Conscription is carried out by the raid method; almost all the draft-age male population is forcibly taken to military enlistment offices.
At the same time, in Moscow, the mobilisation plan is not fulfilled even by half, which is less than 0.2 percent of the population in the districts."
Background:
- On 21 September, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilisation of Russian citizens.
- On 28 September, it became known that the first groups of mobilised reservists arrived at the front in Ukraine.
- The authorities of the Republic of Tuva (Russian Federation) are distributing sheep to the families of residents of this region who were conscripted for the war in Ukraine. Families of conscripted residents of the Russian island of Sakhalin will receive 5 kg of fish per person as part of state support.
- According to the Russian media, in the village of Tyumenevo, Kemerovo region of Russia, all men were mobilised into the army.
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