Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 21–22:

In the Belgorod region, a counter-terrorism regime has been introduced; residents are trying to enter a locked bomb shelter; an exhibition of visual art by propagandists has opened at the Moscow branch of the Union of Artists of Russia.

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

Sitrep for May 22–23:
– The Russian Volunteer Corps took part in a cross-border raid in the Bryansk region with the support of artillery and tanks;
– The EU confirmed the start of the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s;
– The Wagner Group established a medal for the “Bakhmut Meat Grinder.”

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 22–23:

Servicemen cut off the little finger of a taxi driver who gave them a lift; the "counter-terrorism operation" regime has been lifted in the Belgorod region; schools will hire former war participants for the newly introduced position of a specialist in educational work.

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

Sitrep for May 23–24:
– The Pentagon is concerned about the use of US military vehicles in the raid on the Belgorod region, the latter was also attacked with drones;
– Zelenskyy visited the frontline again;
– A Wagner Group mercenary who confessed to a rape of two schoolgirls was detained.

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 23–24:

The government did not support the bill on granting draft exemptions to individual entrepreneurs; MinTsifry has tightened draft exemption regulations for IT companies; two more volunteer battalions were formed in Bashkortostan.

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

Sitrep for May 24–25:

– Prigozhin announced the withdrawal of his mercenaries from Bakhmut;
– The West is displeased with the violation of the agreement not to use Western military vehicles on Russian territory;
– The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Russian warship was attacked by Ukrainian USVs in the Black Sea.

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 24–25:

Diabetes will not be included in the list of diseases that exempt from military service; another cemetery of Russian military personnel has been found in the Irkutsk region; a Russian citizen who fled from mobilization is being deported from Kazakhstan.

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

Sitrep for May 25–26:

– A new prisoner exchange initiated by the Wagner Group has taken place: 106 servicemen were returned to the Ukrainian side;
– On the night of May 26, Kyiv was attacked with cruise missiles — all the missiles were reportedly intercepted;
– On the same night, air defense was active in three Russian regions.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-may-25-26

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 25–26:

Deaths of 2,293 mobilized soldiers have been confirmed; law enforcers broke into the homes of conscripts; graduates were given flags of the Wagner Group during a graduation ceremony.

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 26–28:

Former convicts escaped from the military unit with weapons; the soldiers of the Storm unit are threatened with execution for refusing to carry out the criminal order of the commander; in Lipetsk, children who contribute to supporting war participants were rewarded.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-may-26-28

Sitrep for May 26–29:

– The AFU strikes in the area of the MiG-17 monument confirm the loss of Bakhmut;
– A Russian attack on Ukraine, involving a record amount of drones, took place on May 28;
– The Ivan Khurs returned to the port unharmed;
– Congressmen asked Biden to give Ukraine ATACMS.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-may-26-29?1

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 28–29:

Russian draftees who refused to fight are tortured again in an illegal basement prison for refuseniks; State Duma members proposed to introduce a fine for employing without military registration documents; seven schoolchildren fainted during a ceremony dedicated to the opening of a memorial plaque.

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

Sitrep for May 29–30:

– Both capitals were attacked by drones — Kyiv was attacked by Shahed-136/131 loitering munitions, while Moscow and its surroundings were attacked by UAVs;
– The Russian Armed Forces are replacing the Wagner Group in Bakhmut;
– Oryx has confirmed the loss of more than 2000 tanks by the Russian side.

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 29–30:

In Russia, they want to reintroduce mandatory distribution of graduates of medical universities; a State Duma member has announced a new bill providing for criminal liability for video shooting of drones; employees of the Zhilishchnik State Budgetary Institution in Moscow will be on watch around the clock to monitor the airspace.

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

Sitrep for May 30–31:

– The Moscow "canard" turned out to be the Ukrainian "Beaver";
– The bodies of 79 Ukrainian KIAs were returned to Kyiv;
– In the Belgorod region, a temporary accommodation center for residents in Sereda village, located directly on the border with Ukraine, was attacked.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-may-30-31

Volunteer Mobilization brief, May 30–31:

Russian citizens working from abroad will be taxed at a rate of 13%; a bill has been submitted to the State Duma allowing citizens with criminal records to sign up for contract service during mobilization; servicemen complain about the food shortage on the frontline.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-may-30-31

Sitrep for May 30 — June 1, 2023:

– Another night attack on Kyiv — 3 people were killed, at least 10 people were injured;
– Pro-Russian channels spread information about a strike on the HUR building;
– Authorities of the Belgorod region have finally decided to relocate civilians away from the border.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-may-31-jun-1

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, May 31-June 1:

A State Duma member proposed to extend the term of conscript service to two years; the dispatch of contract soldiers to the war zone has intensified in the Vladimir region; in Moscow, basement premises are being converted into bomb shelters.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-may-31-jun-1

Sitrep for June 1-2:

– Kadyrov’s men launched a social media counteroffensive in response to Prigozhin’s disobliging remarks;
– Russia's MoD says it repelled another raid in Belgorod region;
– News of strikes and UAV attacks are coming from three Russian border regions.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, June 1-2:

The Russian MoD published, then deleted, a report about the mobilization; 2,329 deaths of mobilized soldiers are confirmed; a 52-year-old woman set a draft office on fire in the Ulyanovsk region.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jun-1-2