In the temporarily occupied territories, the Russians are trying to mobilise as many men as possible. In the occupied cities of Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia, new "military commissars" were implemented.
The Russian occupiers are intensifying their mobilisation
According to the underground, the invaders are actively looking for men who are being forcibly mobilised into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Doctors, educators, and workers of communal enterprises are included in the mobilisation lists. Teenagers from 17 years old are also included in these lists.
In particular, for this purpose, new "military commissars" were deployed in the occupied cities of Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia. They were led by military personnel imported from Russia.
The enemy benefits from the death of Ukrainians, regardless of which side they are fighting on. Therefore, the occupiers use Ukrainians in their army for cannon assaults, because their death does not create social tension in the Nazi society of the Russian Federation, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reports.
What is known about mobilisation in the Russian Federation
On August 4, Putin signed a decree raising the conscription age from 18 to 30 from January 1, 2024. The upper limit of the conscription age will move from the current 27 to 30 years, and the lower limit will remain at the previous level — 18 years.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu initially proposed moving the lower bar by setting the conscription age at 21-30 years. Putin supported this idea. In this form, the State Duma passed the draft law in the first reading, but in July, the head of the State Duma defence committee, Andrei Kartapolov, said it was decided to increase only the upper limit of the conscription age. He claimed that "many boys want to go and serve at 18."
On September 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that over the past six months, 270,000 people voluntarily signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense.
However, according to the estimates of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, the number of people dissatisfied with the war in Ukraine is growing in Russia.
