Volunteer Mobilization brief November 20–21

A new draft deferment list in the works, Kremlin refuses to discuss further mobilization, and Nizhny Novgorod residents lack gear to support their mobilized

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-20-21

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 21–22

Russian PM announced targets to meet the needs of the army, the “Council of Mothers” of the mobilized demanded a personal meeting from Putin, and a total of 159 children lost their fathers as a result of mobilization.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-21-22

Sitrep for November 22–23

⁃ Ukrainian authorities have set up more than 4.000 "Points of Invincibility”;
⁃ Politico published a letter calling on the EU to list Wagner group as a terrorist organization;
⁃ EU recognized Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-22-23

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 22–23

Relatives of mobilized servicemen said that their men were left without command in the combat zone, soldiers still haven’t received the promised payments, a mobilized soldier stole a cat

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-22-23

Sitrep for November 23–24

– Main event: another massive bombing of Ukrainian territory;
– In order to attract medics to the Wagner Group, the PMC offered to pay them tenfold;
– We expect the second wave of mobilization to begin after the new year.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-23-24

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 23–24

Irkutsk region Governor – “You belong to the state”, a conscript shot a fellow soldier with a rifle, the Moscow Times has learnt where the money allocated for the activities related to mobilization had been spent.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-23-24

Sitrep for November 24–25

- Russian Federal Security Service shot airsoft enthusiasts who participated in live-action role play;
- According to the ICMP, more than 15,000 people have gone missing in Ukraine, the number is likely an underestimate.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-24-25

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 24–25

Mothers’ address: “Don’t condemn us to loneliness in old age” the state duma of Russia intends to amend the status of mobilized, and a way to avoid being sent to the “special operation area” was invented at a training ground in Sverdlovsk region.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-24-25

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 25–26


Mobilization of a father of a disabled child, the first image of a basement where the Russians who refuse to fight are kept, and mobilized falling ill en masse in Elan training centre.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-25-26

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 26–27

Deputy of the Kostroma Duma asked Putin to issue a decree to stop the "partial" mobilization, the mobilization brought down Sergei Shoigu's [Russia’s Minister of Defense] approval rating, and the "Council of Mothers and Wives" group VKontakte social network is blocked.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-26-27?1

Sitrep for November 25–28

– On the Bakhmut axis, Russian forces captured Ozarianivka;
– At any given time, about a third of the 350 howitzers transferred to Ukraine is being repaired;
– Canada allocates 10 million Canadian dollars for generators for Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-25-28

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 27–28

Draft offices began to ban men from leaving if they received notices to "clarify their data”, a court said that the mobilization is ongoing, and representatives of a PMC are training draftees in a military camp in Chebarkul.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-27-28

Sitrep for November 28–29

– News that general mobilization will begin on December 10 arouses scepticism;
– Ukrainian Ukroboronprom reportedly launched the production of 152 mm ammunition;
– The situation continues to develop on the Bakhmut axis.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-28-29

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 28–29

Attorneys are to be exempt from the mobilization; Russian soldiers spoke about the shortage of food, uniforms and weapons; Officials claimed to develop “scripts and checklists” to tell a child about the loss of their father.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-28-29

Sitrep for November 29–30

– Almaz-Antey Corporation presented a new “Russian” drone which is a slightly moded Chinese one;
– Russian MoD stated that the settlements of Bilohorivka and Pershe Travnya came under Russian control;
– Bryansk and Kursk regions were hit.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-29-30

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 29–30

A mobilization order was ruled illegal for the first time; Russian MoD did not approve the exemption of Doctors and PhDs from the draft; the 12th known improvised prison for Russian refuseniks was found by ASTRA outlet.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-29-30

Sitrep for November 30 – December 1

– Another mass grave was found in the liberated village in the Kherson region;
– Der Spiegel warns of the threat of new Russian missile strikes on Ukraine;
– The interview with a captured Wagner Group mercenary recruited from prison.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-30-dec-1

Volunteer Mobilization brief November 30 – December 1

Official responce: the end of the mobilization draft does not mean the end of mobilization itself; soldiers claim they've been sent to the frontline under death threats; Russian women's protest grows more structured.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-30-dec-1

Sitrep for December 1 – 2

– It is now officially confirmed – "partial" mobilization continues;
– Soldiers abandoned by their command near Luhansk were sent back to the front;
– No significant movements on the front lines were observed due to weather conditions.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-dec-1-2