Russia prepares training grounds for new mobilization wave
Photo: Russia is already preparing a legal framework to involve people (Getty Images)
In several Russian regions, authorities are preparing training grounds for a possible new wave of mobilization. The sites are being checked to determine whether they are ready to accommodate large numbers of people, according to the ATESH partisan movement.
Agents from the movement, including military personnel and representatives of Russian regional authorities, said that special commissions had begun arriving at military training grounds across the country.
"Similar inspections have been recorded at the Kadamovsky training ground in the Rostov region and the Alabino training ground in the Moscow region. Their main task is to assess the current suitability of the facilities and their ability to accommodate a large number of people at once," the statement said.
ATESH says that while the authorities continue to claim that no mobilization measures are planned, more and more information is emerging about preparations for a large-scale mobilization that is expected to begin immediately after the elections to the Russian State Duma in September this year.
The movement claims that Russian authorities are already preparing a legal framework for coercive measures targeting the population and businesses. In particular, Bill No. 1322096-8 was submitted to the State Duma. It introduces fines of up to 1 million rubles or the suspension of companies' operations for 90 days for failing to comply with decisions of operational headquarters.
"Under the pretext of the army's needs, businesses are effectively being forced to hand over equipment without publicity, have their capacities seized, and send large numbers of employees to the front under threat of complete bankruptcy," the movement explained.
Mobilization in Russia
As previously reported, it became known days ago that about 40,000 people had left Russia for Georgia within just a few days through a pedestrian border crossing. This occurred amid rumors of mobilization in Russia.
Meanwhile, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, claims that the Kremlin is not planning a mass mobilization after the elections.
