Posted on 09/22/2022 7:36:47 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a massive conscription drive is leading some Russians to leave the country, in an attempt to avoid being drafted for the ongoing war with Ukraine.
The Russian defense ministry is preparing to conscript some 300,000 men for army duty, after President Putin announced Wednesday that the country would undertake a “partial mobilization.”
"I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff to conduct partial mobilization in the Russian Federation," Putin said.
The announcement sparked anti-war protests Wednesday in 38 cities across Russia.
More than 1,300 demonstrators – including a number of men ordered to report to army duty - were arrested, though organizers have vowed more protests will be held over the weekend.
The mass conscription, Russia’s largest since World War II, has sent airplane ticket prices soaring as Russia’s look to avoid the draft abroad, Reuters reported Thursday.
One-way flights to the nearest destinations rose above $5,000, with most flights over the next few days sold out.
Outgoing traffic from Russia at border crossings to Finland and Georgia also rose dramatically following Putin’s announcement Wednesday.
"Every normal person is (concerned)," one traveler, named Sergey, who flew from Moscow to Belgrade told Reuters. "It is OK to be afraid of the war."
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Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said (video, Sputnik report) that 300,000 reservist will be mobilized. Conscripts and people currently studying will not be send to Ukraine.
He also said that, so far, 5,937 Russian soldiers have died during the war in Ukraine. (This number does not include the militia of the DPR and LPR, or the Wagner group, who have done most of the frontline work and thus have had higher losses.) Shoigu puts Ukrainian losses at some 62,000 killed and some 50,000 wounded. (I regard this as a low estimate.) Russia's total military reserve, people who have previously gone through military training, is 25 million. It also has the equipment to arm those forces.
There are rumors that the Ukraine is preparing for an all out offensive, mobilizing and preparing new units from Kiev and further west for one big push against the Russian and allied forces. It will take a few months to prepare for this. The Ukraine will need much more equipment and ammunition from the 'west', including 'western' tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, and has yet to train troops to be able to use it. It is likely intending to start the offensive only in spring.
The call up Russia announced now may have the intent to draw Kiev into a premature launch of its general offensive. The mobilized Russian troops will take about three months to be ready for war. Russia could thus launch its own offensive during the winter season. In the meantime constant defensive work will continue to severely degrade the Ukrainian units which are currently on or near the frontlines.
With a force of an additional 300,000 troops, far beyond the 100,000 to 150,000 engaged now in the war, the Russia forces could change their tactics from the slow grind that is happening now into a larger scale maneuver war with heavy strikes into the operational depth of the Ukrainian army.
Belarus, allied with the Russian Federation, is also in the process of getting ready for war. It could, as it had threatened before, cut of the supply lines from the 'west' into the Ukraine in the western part of that country.
Should current Ukrainian attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Russia and the Donbas regions continue, we can expect that the Russian forces will start to degrade Ukrainian infrastructure on a large scale. The electricity and railway networks would be the primary targets.
Update:
Some two weeks ago a successful Ukrainian offensive led to the retreat of Russian troops in the Kharkov region. That at least is the 'western' version of that story. A different narrative is that the Russian troops intentionally withdrew from the region to raise Russian calls for an escalation of the war. The Izium withdrawal was thus probably a mere catalyst for 'starting in earnest':
The Russian public, which at first did not fully understand why the war was necessary, has since grown in its awareness. It now understands the big game that is played against its country. It may soon demand to adjust the level of resources put into the war to the one needed for a decisive victory. Polls will clarify if or when that point is reached.
That is why Dima concludes that: "We can say that today was the best ever [..] day for the Russians in the territory of Ukraine."
It is now probably assured that they will be liberated. One way or another.
I also believe that the withdrawal from the Izium region, which left behind a significant number of pro-Russian civilians under deadly threats from fascist 'filtration' groups, will be the catalyst for a significant escalation on the Russian side.
Finally the gloves are coming off.
Canada was a favorite for my friends back in the day. 🤣
What’s that guy on the left looking at? 🤣
Well they also have his wife doing her share of the PR tours. Both from the entertainment industry.
They did last night. I was up way too late in a Russian chat.
That’s the problem with the great news...it happens when I am usually about to go to sleep.
Have all the draft dodgers returned to USA from Canada?
An activated AFRF conscript protesting in the New Soviet ought to be wearing a bullseye t-shirt that says "Стреляй в меня" (Shoot me).
"Come comrade, get on truck, you protect bullet box, nyet, что за слово? Ballot box in Lysychansk! No gun! Just use body!"
Thats two sources that confimred that Pooties in deep trouble getting 300,000 reserve troups for his WAR.
I have tried several times to view this link. The circle just goes round and round, and then a blue and yellow background shows up and stays without change.
The blue and yellow background is audio. But they refer to a blog that has video, and have some very informative discussions about a wide range of related issues.
‘Amid protests, some tens of thousands of Americans leaving country to avoid draft.’
Vietnam War sends its regards......
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