Volunteer Mobilization brief April 2-3:

The State Duma is considering the possibility of distributing conscription notices through the web; military commissariats have announced plans for the spring conscription; it is now possible to submit an online application to serve under a contract on the Moscow City Hall website.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-2-3

Sitrep for April 3-4:

– Finland is in NATO;
– NATO’s aid to Ukraine has already exceeded the Russian military budget for 2023 ($65 billion vs. $63.7 billion);
– Another exchange of prisoners of war took place;

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-3-4

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 3-4:

The investigation into the incident in Makiivka was given an easy ride; the Leningrad region authorities want to popularize military service under contract among diasporas' members; the Wagner Group is advertised on TV.
http://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-3-4

Sitrep for April 4-5:

– RU conscripts can be sent to conflict zones to participate in “peacekeeping operations”;
– Wagner Group is now distributing leaflets and outdoor advertising in various regions of Russia;
–US announced a new $2.6 billion package for Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-4-5

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 4-5:

Draft offices call men up to 65 years old inviting them to become contract soldiers; relatives of missing soldiers often do not receive payments; 708 criminal cases have been filed in military courts against servicemen.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-4-5

Sitrep for Apr 5-6:

– Pro-Russian forces keep gradually advancing in Bakhmut;
– Podolyak claimed that Ukraine would return to Crimea within 5-7 months;
– Reuters reports that in preparation for the counteroffensive, Ukraine has trained 40,000 new troops.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-5-6

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 5-6:

The State Duma returned a draft law changing the rules of conscription into the army to the second reading; the second wave of the recruitment campaign targeting migrants was launched in the Sakharovo migration center; the FSB began calling Russians who left abroad during mobilization.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-5-6

Sitrep for Apr 6-7:

– Fighting continues in the Bakhmut direction;
– Active attempts to recruit people into the army by both the Wagner Group and the Russian Defense Ministry continue;
- A leaked “classified Pentagon document” has been published, estimating 35.5-43.5k KIAs from the Russian side and 16-17.5k from the Ukrainian side.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-6-7

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 6-7:

Deaths of 1783 conscripts were confirmed; according to the authorities, Russian youths have a negative attitude towards military service; working groups will be created to assist in recruiting contract soldiers in Perm.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-6-7

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 7-9:

During Friday prayers, military commissars agitated Muslims to enlist in the Armed Forces / to volunteer for the "special military operation"; the authorities of the Vladimir region claim to have recruited 17 groups of men who signed contracts with the MoD to fight in Ukraine; arms trafficking is on the rise in the border regions.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-7-9

Sitrep for April 7-10:

– Leaked Pentagon Documents;
– Oryx confirmed the loss of more than 10k military vehicles by the RuAF;
– Convicts are now being recruited for 1.5 years instead of 6 months.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-7-10

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 9-10:

The State Duma approved a draft law introducing life imprisonment for high treason; as part of the POW exchange, several mobilized soldiers returned to Russia; a deserted contract soldier was given a show trial in front of mobilized soldiers and conscripts.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-9-10

Sitrep for Apr 10-11:

– Denys Pushylin, acting head of the so-called DPR, visited Bakhmut and promised to rebuild the city;
– Negotiations between Ukraine and Denmark on the transfer of 100 Leopard 1 tanks are underway;
– Another POW exchange was arranged.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-10-11

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 10-11:

The State Duma has passed, in the second and third reading, the law that allows digital draft notices and bans draft notice recipients from leaving the country; draft offices will be able to send digital draft notices from the moment the law takes effect.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-10-11

Sitrep for Apr 11-12:

– Video with the beheading of a Ukrainian PoW: a war crime, and could have been filmed quite a long time ago;
– Bakhmut direction situation is becoming more dangerous for the AFU;
– Duma amended the bill introducing digital draft notices.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-11-12

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 11-12:

The Federation Council approved the law on digital draft notices; the State Duma adopted an amendment allowing 18-year-olds to enlist under a contract right after graduating from school; the MoD asked Russian airlines to reserve 5 or 6 seats on flights for servicemen during the summer.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-11-12

Sitrep for Apr 12-13:

– Everything is relatively quiet on the entire frontline;
– Secret Data Leak: according to Pentagon analysts, the war will not end in 2023;
– The US will get 500k 155mm artillery shells from South Korea to supply more to Ukraine while South Korea will maintain formal neutrality.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-12-13

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 12-13:

In Saint Petersburg, a military volunteer clean-up will be held; in Saratov, a striptease club promised free entry for veterans of the war in Ukraine throughout the summer; in Astrakhan, dozens of letters, which students of secondary school No. 74 wrote to soldiers at the front, were thrown into the trash can.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-12-13

Sitrep for Apr 13-14:

– HRW released a report on how Russian soldiers detained and tortured people in and around Kherson in Mar–Nov 2022;
– T-54/T-55 tank was spotted on the frontline, while the upgraded T-72B3M tanks are on the victory day parade's rehearsal.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-13-14

Volunteer Mobilization brief April 13-14:

The law on digital draft notices came into force; military service under contract is being actively advertised in schools; posters appeared in Lyubertsy near Moscow inviting men to join the "Lyubertsy militia."

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-apr-13-14

Sitrep for Apr 14-15:

The main news of the week:
– Russian law on digital draft notices;
– Secret Pentagon documents got leaked;
– A part of Bakhmut remains under the control of Ukrainian forces, but there are some advancements by pro-Russian forces.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-apr-14-15