Shoigu announced the beginning of the execution of the decree on partial mobilization

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that all the necessary base for partial mobilization was already ready, and instructed to start implementing Vladimir Putin’s decree. The Minister ordered to strengthen the protection of notification areas, points of reception and collection of mobilized citizens.

“The time has come to put into practice the experience gained during the annual strategic exercises,” Mr. Shoigu said at a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense.

According to him, the mobilized citizens will have the status of contract soldiers and the corresponding level of allowance. The minister also instructed the commanders of the military districts “to organize close cooperation with the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to ensure the call of citizens for mobilization.”

“Directive (on partial mobilization.— “b”) I have signed, tasks have been defined for all subjects, instructions from the General Staff on the procedure for conducting mobilization measures in the troops and forces have been given. I instruct to proceed with the execution,” said Sergei Shoigu.

Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization from today, 21 September. It can primarily affect soldiers, foremen and warrant officers up to 35 years old and junior officers up to 45 years old, declared Andrey Kartapolov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee. Mr. Shoigu saidthat they will call up 300 thousand reservists. the regional mobilization commission createdin particular, in St. Petersburg.

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Laura Keffer