Russia sends first forcibly mobilized reservists straight to Luhansk training centers
Illustrative photo: Russians begin forced mobilization in temporarily occupied territories (Getty Images)
Russian forces have gathered the first group of reservists in the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. Russia claims the forcibly mobilized will guard infrastructure, but they were immediately sent to training centers, reports the Luhansk Regional Military Administration.
The enemy publicly boasted about gathering the first batch of forcibly mobilized personnel. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the mobilized would guard infrastructure facilities, but all were sent directly to training centers of the Russian occupation army.
"Special gatherings will continue for two months, with military commissariats in each administrative-territorial unit implementing plans for this new form of forced mobilization," the Regional Military Administration added.
Earlier, it was reported that the Kremlin launched a partial forced conscription of reservists to form an active reserve. Officially, this is described as preparation to protect Russia's critical infrastructure, but in reality, reservists are being trained for combat operations in Ukraine.
At least 19 Russian regions have begun forming reserve units, and forced mobilization into this reserve has started in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
In particular, in September, it became known that in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Russian forces began preparations for a new wave of mobilization. Overall, Russia plans to force Ukrainians from the temporarily occupied territories to fight against their own country.
