Since President Putin announced an army mobilization for Russia's war in Ukraine, a bleak picture has emerged. It's one of a chaotic and ethnically biased effort to round up as many as possible and push them quickly to the front, regardless of training.
“We didn’t seek you out; you called us. Here, look at this! How long can this go on?” an exasperated voice says in a video.
In remote regions of Sakha and Buryatia, enlistment officers scoured the taiga for potential draftees, and “handed out summonses to anyone they met,” he said. But even when the summonses went to those who had served in the army, it didn’t necessarily mean that they had battlefield skills. Some former conscripts often don’t get proper military training when they serve and instead are engaged in menial labor.
Russian media reported multiple deaths of reservists in Ukraine, with their relatives telling news outlets that they had received very little training. As of mid-October, 222,000 reservists have been recruited, Putin said. Whether it will be possible to enlist another 80,000 in the remaining two weeks is unclear.
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