Russia’s Defense Ministry has determined partial mobilization tasks for all regions of the country. The General Staff has issued the necessary instructions regarding mobilization procedures, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the ministry’s board meeting on Wednesday.
He stressed that time was ripe to “put into practice” the experience gained during the annual strategic exercises, and to “timely and efficiently” organize for the notification of all those liable to mobilization.
He also said that all attempts by the Ukrainian army to attack near Nikolayev and Krivoi Rog had been frustrated. Over the past three weeks alone Kiev lost over 7,000 men killed and almost 1,000 pieces of military equipment. TASS summarized Shoigu’s key remarks.
Partial mobilization
“The base for the mobilization deployment of military units, military commissariats and the reinforcement apparatus are ready for mobilization. Time is ripe to put into practice the experience gained during the annual strategic exercises.”
It is necessary to arrange for timely and proper notification and strengthen “measures to counteract provocations and illegal actions, as well as enhance the security of recruiting offices.” Commanders in the military regions must organize “close cooperation” with the regional authorities.
Those mobilized, as follows from the presidential decree, will enjoy the status of contract servicemen and “an appropriate cash allowance.” Also, in accordance with the decree, defense industries’ staff will enjoy a deferment throughout the period of employment.
“I have signed the directive. The tasks for all regions have been determined. The instructions of the General Staff regarding the procedure of carrying out mobilization measures have been given. I instruct those responsible to begin their execution.”
