More than 200,000 people have joined the Russian army after the announcement of partial mobilization in the country, on September 21, to fight in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Minister said on Tuesday.
Officially, the mobilization ordered by the head of state Vladimir Putin must recruit 300,000 reservists (with military experience or skills considered useful).
The training of the personnel that integrates the (new) units was carried out in 80 barracks Y six training centersDefense Minister Sergei Choigu said after a government meeting in Moscow.
The minister said that theconscripts” will be sent to the front lines as part of the units that have fought in Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion.on February 24.
According to Choigou, “a significant number” of people voluntarily presented themselves at military posts throughout the country before receiving the official mobilization order.
The mobilization aroused unrest in Russia, with protest demonstrations in some regions.
After Putin’s announcement of more demonstrations, more than 1,300 protesters were arrested in Russia
At the same time, thousands of men left the country for fear of military incorporation.
On Tuesday, the defense minister reiterated that soldiers currently serving a period of compulsory military service will not be sent “to the Ukrainian front.”
Russian authorities this month began the “autumn conscription” that is expected to mobilize 120,000 young men for compulsory military service.
Source: Observadora
