Ukraine war: Russia to open war enlisting hub on Georgia border

Russia is to open an army enlisting centre on the border with Georgia, where massive queues have formed as Russian men try to flee the country to avoid being sent to fight in Ukraine.

Officers at the Verkhniy Lars crossing will be tasked with serving summons to "citizens of the mobilisation age", the authorities say.

They are hungry and sleep deprived - but relieved to have reached safety, Rayhan Demytrie says. People have been coming in groups of walkers, dragging their suitcases behind them. Others have arrived in car or on bikes.

One man, Ilya, showed our correspondent a polaroid of his baby daughter Arisha. He said he wanted to see her grow up, and not die in the senseless war in Ukraine.

It’s all true, and even worse! The Russian mobilization has been a disaster! I read it in the Daily Mail!

“On mobilization in Russia”

One of my friends got mobilized recently. He’s a mobile gamedev and a conscientious objector. So he tried to flee his city (Petrozavodsk) and drove to the nearest border (of Kazakhstan) but the seemingly endless traffic jam made him return in despair.

That’s how they caught him and transported to the nearest voenkomat. He couldn’t believe his eyes. There was a WW2 veteran standing in line as a volunteer. Soldiers were given out vatniks sheathed in camo print. Boots with so many holes that they looked like crocs and kits with personal hygiene items that included condoms. Yes, condoms. A Russian analogue of Durex - Gusarskiye so naturally they were also peppered w/ holes - a point of hearty laughter of everyone involved

They were to be transported in cargo section of soviet plane to Ukraine.

They were allowed to “relax” for a few hours before that - i.e get drunk/high out of their minds and listen to the instructions of the Politruk who riled them up by talking about beauty of the Ukrainian woman and prosperity of the average household.

The tattered drunks of all ages were all ears. “Listen up, scum. You’re about to fly first class to a western democracy. So do what you do best: destroy their livelihoods and make them pay for being better than us. We will defile their land because we can. First and foremost, we are Eurasianists. We’ve learned from the best: Mongols, fascists and communists. You don’t need any training - it’s in your blood. No need for fancy gear either. The strongest will survive and bring his enemies to heel” as my friend later recalled speech.

So obviously he was looking for a way to escape this. He stood up and said “I’m gay”. A crazed mob jumped him and beat him bloody. But he smiled the whole time, ignoring broken ribs and bruises. Nevertheless he persisted. He’s going to prison for life for his orientation instead.

https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1573720852004208645

Until February I thought Putin was a pretty smart guy.

I really think if he had just claimed the DPR and LPR as Russian provinces in Feb and done no more, then no one would have done anything - Zelensky would have been booted out of power and a pro-Russia candidate could win; NATO would be further weakened and Putin’s war economy would continue.

Or even in March when the Kyiv front collapsed, then give concessions and grab what he got.

It’s all true, and even worse! The Russian mobilization has been a disaster! I read it in the Daily Mail!

LOL, here you go, speech by Russian military representative to conscripts, on what to bring, hint-everything, including tampons for field dressings, because the Russian government will provide nothing.

Newly mobilized Russians are told what they need to take to the war. Spoiler - pads and tampons

State of russian mobilization. Nobody knows anything and you are all eligible

Nobody knows anything and you are all eligible, hernias, half-blind,etc

Mobilized reservists in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea.

Well THERE is an unimpeachable source. The “Ukraine Today” online tabloid.

UN documents Russian soldiers of sexual violence on Ukrainians aged from 4 to 82

Update by the Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

Sexual and gender-based violence Investigating cases related to sexual and gender-based violence present specific challenges. The Commission has found that some Russian Federation soldiers committed such crimes. These acts amounted to different types of violations of rights, including sexual violence, torture, and cruel and inhuman treatment. There are examples of cases where relatives were forced to witness the crimes. In the cases we have investigated, the age of victims of sexual and gendered-based violence ranged from four to 82 years.

The Commission has documented cases in which children have been raped, tortured, and unlawfully confined. Children have also been killed and injured in indiscriminate attacks with explosive weapons. The exposure to repeated explosions, crimes, forced displacement and separation from family members deeply affected their well-being and mental health.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2022/09/update-chair-independent-international-commission-inquiry-ukraine-51st-session

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