St. Petersburg officials do not see the prerequisites for a new wave of mobilization. In an interview about this “Fontanka” said Deputy Governor Kirill Polyakov.
“Looking at the reserves the Ministry of Defense has today, we do not see any prerequisites for mobilization at this stage,” he said.
September 13, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu approved List of diseases in which citizens who are considered partially fit for service cannot serve under contract in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in times of mobilization, martial law and war.
The other day, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. answered To the question of a new mobilization in Russia. According to him, 300 thousand people were drafted into Russian troops. In addition, in the last 6-7 months, 270 thousand people signed service contracts in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and volunteer units.
Prior to this, a fictitious order from Shoigu regarding a new wave of mobilization expected to begin on September 11, 2023 was actively disseminated on Telegram channels. According to the “document”, 200 thousand people were planned to be put into service. Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov named it is fake.
Putin before said About the future of the army in Russia.