It was reported at the address that no additional activities were carried out and planned within the framework of partial mobilization. To inform Russian National Defense Control Center.
“The number of complaints from citizens who are concerned about the possibility of continuing their compulsory military service as part of partial mobilization has increased, also due to the false information broadcast on the opposition’s telegram channels. Everyone who applied to the whistleblowing hotline was informed that no additional measures were planned or implemented within the scope of partial mobilization.”
– says the website of the Ministry of Defense.
The ministry believes the rumors were spread by the Kiev regime and its Western curators “to cause panic in Russia by spreading false information”. The Ministry of National Defense urged citizens not to succumb to provocations and to contact the helpline in case of questions.
It was also reported that the helpline received 54 calls in the last week, and 12,867 calls were handled during its entire existence.
appropriation problem
Partial mobilization in Russia began on September 21, 2022. On October 28, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that partial mobilization measures were completed. On October 31, this was confirmed by the president himself, and he also said he would consult with lawyers on the need for a separate decree. As a result, there was no separate decree on the completion of the mobilization. In total, it was planned to call 300 thousand people, Putin announced 318,000 calls for mobilization and volunteers.
On February 13, Artur Gaiduk, deputy of the Pskov Regional Assembly from the Yabloko party, on the Telegram channel published Answer of the Ministry of Defense to the question of the reasons for the absence of a separate decree on the completion of the mobilization.
“If the decree is declared invalid before the end of special military operations, citizens and their family members called for mobilization will be deprived of additional special guarantees and compensations provided by the government of the Russian Federation and high-ranking officials of the constituent entities. Russian Federation. The status and financial allowance of mobilized citizens will not correspond to the status and financial allowance of military personnel performing military service under the contract, ”the document states.
It states that “On October 28, 2022, partial mobilization measures on notification and enlistment of citizens for military service were completed”, but “the implementation of other measures provided for by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 21.” , 2022 Issue 647 continues.”
Decree 647 refers to the establishment of cash allowances for those mobilized at the level of contract soldiers, as well as the extension of the contracts of military personnel “until the end of the partial mobilization period”, excluding those who can be mobilized. He must be dismissed after a court decision regarding his retirement, age or deprivation of liberty for health reasons.
On January 23, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the mobilization decree provides not only the call of the necessary number of people, but also other necessary measures to ensure the fulfillment of the tasks of the armed forces. continues to operate. Peskov did not disclose the details of the events, pointing out that the decree had a “closed clause”.
enough words
On December 8, Senator Andrei Klishas, chairman of the state building and constitutional legislation committee, in an interview with the newspaper vedomosti stated that there is no need for a decree on the completion of the partial mobilization. According to him, the words of the president are enough for that.
“There is no greater power in our country in terms of political legitimacy than the words of the president. The President is the supreme commander and has declared the end of the mobilization. Do you think decree is stronger than words? At least in people’s perception, I think it’s no,” he said.
The senator also suggested that the opposite be presented as a separate decree, but Putin did not say this and avoided answering the question about the partial mobilization situation.
“Everybody would say, ‘Listen, the decree is a decree but why doesn’t it justify anything under the cameras,’” Klishas said.
According to the senator, if there is a need to continue partial mobilization, this will require a separate decree.