According to an analysis, the conscription in Russia is not going as officially planned. News ticker on military events in the Ukraine war.
- Putin’s Navy and attacks in the Baltic Sea: German Vice-Admial warns – “Embargo is not yet effective”
- partial mobilization through Putin: Insider reports chaos during implementation
- protests in Russia: Selenskyj calls on Moscow to give up
- This News ticker on military developments in the Ukraine war is constantly updated.
Update from September 25, 5:52 p.m.: In the Russian republic of Dagestan, the police allegedly fired warning shots against protests against the Russian partial mobilization. This is what civil rights activists report on Sunday. It can be seen on videos, as police officers point guns in the air, then shots can be heard. Wrangling between residents and officials can also be seen. According to Dagestani media, the protest was a reaction to 110 men from the village being forced into the war against Ukraine.
In the village of Endirej, residents had blocked a road to prevent the partial mobilization ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the independent organization OVD-Info announced on Sunday. Muslim Dagestan is one of the regions of Russia from which, according to observers, a particularly large number of men are conscripted. Activists complain that members of ethnic minorities are particularly hard hit by the mobilization and therefore sometimes even speak of “ethnic cleansing”.
Putin’s Navy and attacks in the Baltic Sea: German Vice Admiral warns – “Embargo is not yet effective”
Update from September 25, 2:42 p.m: The rearmament of the Russian Navy continues despite the western embargo and the Ukraine war, according to the assessment of the German naval inspector Jan Christian Kaack. “I assume that the Russian Navy will emerge from the Ukraine war essentially strengthened,” said the Vice-Admiral World. “We are currently recognizing the unchecked construction of modern units that are highly effectively equipped. The Western embargo doesn’t seem to be taking effect yet.”
The units would be equipped with supersonic weapons or Iskander ballistic missiles. Putin’s announcement that new hypersonic sea missiles called “Zirkon” would soon be put into service on a frigate was not propaganda: “I take it seriously. Very seriously.”
At the same time, Kaack warned of Russian attacks under water. “On the bottom of the Baltic Sea, but also in the Atlantic, there is some critical infrastructure such as pipelines or undersea cables for IT. They can quickly switch off the light in countries like Estonia, and there are threats to global communication structures that you have to pay particular attention to.” According to Kaack, Russian underwater or surface units have recently been in the area of these cables for a long time.
Ukraine-News: Sham referendums continue despite shelling
Update from September 25, 1:26 p.m: The mock referendums in Ukraine continue despite shelling. According to the Russian occupation authorities, two people died in a hotel in the Kherson region on Sunday in a Ukrainian rocket attack.
In the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhia region, a polling station had to be relocated to another location due to massive shelling from the Ukrainian side, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. This information could not be independently verified. The votes, which have been criticized internationally as a breach of international law, are also scheduled for Tuesday in the Donetsk region.
Secret service: Partial mobilization is also putting pressure on Putin’s national guard
Update from September 25, 10:53 am: According to British estimates, the Russian National Guard (Rosgwardija) is coming under increasing pressure. “There is a realistic possibility that the mobilization will be used to reinforce the Rosgwardiya units with additional forces,” said the Ministry of Defense in London, citing intelligence findings.
There have already been calls in Moscow to extend the partial mobilization to the troops, the authority emphasized. “Rosgwardiya units have played an important role both in the fight and in securing the rear in Ukraine and are currently facilitating accession referendums in the occupied territories”. , it was said in London.
The troops, which belong to the Ministry of the Interior, are actually intended for use in Russia and should help to secure Putin’s “regime”. “She was particularly ill-prepared for the intense fighting in Ukraine,” the ministry said. “Given the need to quell the growing dissent in Russia, as well as operational tasks in Ukraine, Rosgwardiya is most likely under particular pressure.”
Partial mobilization by Putin: insiders report chaos
First report from September 25th: Kyiv/Washington – Who should now fight for Russia in the Ukraine war? A missing point in the decree created confusion on the issue. According to Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, Moscow wants to conscript a total of 300,000 men – that could contradict Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s plan, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its latest update from September 25.
Putin’s partial mobilization: Insider reports resistance in the Defense Ministry
Russian Defense Ministry officials are said to have reprimanded the military for sending out “excessive” drafts without paying attention to exceptions such as age or restrictions. The ISW reports, citing an unnamed insider. According to the ISW report, the federal districts are responsible for conducting conscription, while the Ministry of Defense sets the quotas and deadlines. But here there is now “confusion, disorganization and violations of the specifications.”
“This points to a possible rift between Shoigu and Putin,” is the assessment of the ISW’s military experts. The ISW is a think tank based in Washington.
Protests in Russia: Selenskyj calls on Moscow to give up
After new protests against Russian partial mobilization, Volodymyr Zelenskyj has meanwhile called on Moscow’s fighters to surrender. It is better to refuse to be called up for service than to die as a war criminal on foreign soil, the Ukrainian president said in a video message – in Russian. At the same time he offered that Russian soldiers could voluntarily go into captivity. There they would be treated in a civilized manner.
The partial mobilization for the Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered panic among many Russians, and many are trying to leave the country. More than 2,000 people have been arrested during protests in dozens of cities in Russia since Wednesday (September 21). (frs with material from AFP and dpa)
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