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The moment of surrender at the mobilization center in Moscow
The mobilization, announced last Wednesday by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, means that more than 300,000 men can be called up as reserve forces. According to the opposition media, the number of those who will receive the mobilization call may approach one million.
While the call for mobilization leads to demonstrations in which thousands of detentions are experienced in the country, thousands of people leave the country with the fear that they will be sent to war in Ukraine.
On Monday, agency photographers started to capture what happened in mobilization centers in different parts of the country.
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In the city of Bataysk, located in the Rostov region, a Russian Orthodox priest blesses those who receive the mobilization order with a mass ritual.
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Soldiers are given instructions by an army officer
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Families watch the ceremony in tears
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In Moscow, a senior is seen making an announcement at the recruiting center.
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At the mobilization center in Moscow, a 26-year-old man named Alexander is directed to the bus to the center where he will receive military training.
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The reservists, who are registered in the recruitment center, are taken to the centers where their military training will be refreshed.
The opposition media in the country reports that even people who do not have military experience, are older, or even have a disability, call for mobilization.
The Kremlin also admitted on Monday that some mistakes were made in the calls.
According to some experts, this decree signed by Putin is an indication that Moscow is suffering from a serious “military shortage”.