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Russian Military Boosts Call-Ups for Annual Reservist Training Exercises

Military commissariats in the Moscow region have sent a flurry of demands to companies to provide lists of employees eligible for reserve duty.

Kremlin Planning New Mobilization for Kharkiv Offensive – Vyorstka

Moscow will reportedly seek to reach its target through a range of recruitment strategies without officially declaring a second mobilization.

Putin’s Victory ‘Spit in the Face,’ Wives of Mobilized Soldiers Say

“The election results didn’t come as a surprise to us. But 87% is outright falsification, a blatant spit in our face,” the group of wives said.

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Arrests at Moscow Protest by Wives of Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine

A video published by SOTA on Telegram showed police detaining two people wearing yellow vests with "Press" written on them.

Leading Yakutian Activist Refuses to Give Up on Region’s Free Future

Sargylana Kondakova's group has helped hundreds of conscientious objectors, supported persecuted activists and combatted pro-Kremlin propaganda.

White Scarves and Flowers: Wives and Mothers of Mobilized Soldiers Take Resentment to the Kremlin

In one of Putin's biggest domestic political challenges, women relatives of men who were mobilized for the war in Ukraine are demanding their return.

Russia Refuses to Limit ‘Indefinite’ Service of Mobilized Soldiers – Opposition Member

Calls to impose a one-year service limit for mobilized troops have been championed by groups of mobilized soldiers’ wives and mothers in recent months...

Families of Mobilized Russian Soldiers Call On Putin to End War in Ukraine

“Let us live in peace! Or go to the front line yourself and die there,” the group of soldiers' relatives told Vladimir Putin in a message shared on...

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Russia’s Election Gives Ukraine an Opportunity to Rebuild Forces

Mobilization is hugely unpopular, so Putin’s hands are tied until the presidential election. Ukraine can use this window to expand its military.

Families Ask Putin to Return Mobilized Troops From Ukraine

“We’re against legalized slavery,” said members of Put’ Domoi (“Way Home”), a group of soldiers' wives and mothers calling for an end to mobilization...

Relatives of Mobilized Russian Soldiers Launch Cross-Country Sticker Protest

Images of the anti-mobilization car stickers were shared by a group of relatives calling for the return of their loved ones from the front.

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Student Who Photographed Moscow Enlistment Office Schedule Charged With Terrorism

Ibragim Orudzhev had stopped to check the enlistment office's working hours because he would soon be required to register, his lawyer said.

Russian Teen Sentenced to 6 Years for Enlistment Office Arson Attempt

Yegor Balazeikin, 17, became an opponent of the war in Ukraine after his uncle was killed in battle.

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Anti-Mobilization Protests By Russian Soldiers' Wives and Mothers Quashed

Women calling for a "complete demobilization" have faced police intimidation and had their protests banned.

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Far East Region Struggles to Meet Kremlin’s Military Recruitment Quotas, Leaked Video Shows

The video appears the be the first clear evidence of regional quotas for military volunteers to be sent to fight in Ukraine.

Mobilized Russian Troops Endure Quick Losses in Ukraine War – Report

One in five mobilized Russian soldiers who died in the Ukraine war were killed less than two months after being enlisted, according to IStories and CIT...

Russian Soldier Gets 13 Years in Penal Colony for Desertion

A military tribunal in the Far East island of Sakhalin said the soldier deserted his unit "to avoid being sent to the special military operation" in Ukraine...

Russians Issued Military Summonses for 'Data Verification' – Reports

Recipients said they were asked to appear at recruitment offices to make sure their personal details were up to date.

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Ex-Russian Official Seeks Asylum in U.S. After Receiving Draft Notice

Former republic of Komi agriculture minister Denis Sharonov said he was working as a trucker while his asylum application is being processed.

Russian Soldiers’ Mothers Group Announces Closure After 'Foreign Agent' Designation

The Council of Wives and Mothers appeared after President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial” mobilization in September 2022.

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