2022 Russian mobilization

partial mobilization of military reservists declared by Russia on September 21, 2022 for the invasion of Ukraine

On 21 September 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilization" of military reservists in Russia. The decision was made a day after the announcement of referendums on the accession of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.[1][2]

With this, Putin escalated Russia's military efforts in the war with Ukraine. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that Russia had a "huge mobilization reserve" and planned to mobilize 300,000 in reserve.[3]

As of 11 October 2022, 38 Russian regions have announced that they had completed the mobilization.[4] On 14 October 2022, Putin claimed that the partial mobilization would be completed “in about two weeks”.[5]

References

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  1. "Путин объявил частичную мобилизацию в России". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. "Указ "Об объявлении частичной мобилизации в Российской Федерации"". Президент России (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. "Путин объявил о частичной мобилизации в России". BBC News Russian. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. "Сколько уже мобилизовали в России с 21 сентября 2022 года". gogov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  5. "Putin claims 'partial mobilization' to end in 2 weeks, with 222,000 reservists called up so far". POLITICO. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-16.