Today, Thursday, the General Staff of the Russian Army announced that about ten thousand people have volunteered as part of the mobilization to participate in the military operation taking place in Ukraine in the last 24 hours.
This comes after the Russian President announced the partial mobilization, which is the first mobilization in Russia since World War II. Speaking for the Russian General Staff, Vladimir Tsimlyansky told the Russian “Interfax” agency: “On the first day of the partial mobilization, about ten thousand citizens spontaneously arrived at Recruitment centers without waiting for them to be called.” Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said: The announcement of the mobilization aims to recruit 300,000 experienced people for the Russian campaign in Ukraine, which has recently suffered severe setbacks.
The Russian newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” had announced the possibility of calling up up to one million reservists. This was denied by Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian presidency.
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