Kremlin thinks about mobilization of residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia – media

The Kremlin is considering the possibility of mobilizing not only Russians, but also “citizens” of the self-proclaimed “republics” of Abkhazia and the so-called for the war with Ukraine. South Ossetia (Russian-occupied territories of Georgia). This is reported by Meduza, citing a source close to the presidential administration.

According to the source, in total from Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region / so-called. South Ossetia may forcibly conscript several thousand people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on the morning of September 21, in an address to the Russians, announced a “partial” mobilization. Later it turned out that the decree on mobilization contains a secret clause that allows the country’s Ministry of Defense to call up more than a million people for war, mostly from rural areas.

After the announced mobilization, protests are taking place in Russian cities. According to human rights activists, the police detained thousands of people. In Moscow and Voronezh, detainees during a protest against mobilization began to issue subpoenas to the military registration and enlistment offices.

It should be noted that after the announcement of mobilization, many kilometers of traffic jams are observed on the border of Russia with neighboring states. The reason is that men who can be mobilized for the war against Ukraine are trying to leave the country en masse.