Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 16-17, 2023:

Moscow City Hall rejects mobilized soldiers wives protest request; first authorized rally in support of mobilized soldiers to be held in “closed” setting in Novosibirsk; Russian soldiers kill two civilians in occupied Kherson region.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-16-17-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 17-19, 2023:

Journalists from a dozen publications barred from “closed meeting” with mobilized soldiers relatives in Novosibirsk; orphan Bohdan Ermokhin, evacuated from Mariupol, has left Russia; conflict erupts among trench candle makers over pine cones.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-17-19-2023

Sitrep for Nov. 17-20, 2023:

– AFU resume Tochka missile strikes;
– Russian propaganda gets tangled in its own web with Ukrainian “defector” story;
– Approval of US aid to Ukraine delayed until end of Nov.;
– Possible corruption in procurement of Chinese ATVs.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-17-19-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 19-20, 2023:

Relatives of mobilized soldiers denied permission to protest in St. Petersburg; rally for demobilization in Novosibirsk transforms into meeting with officials; military spouses become top priority for region governors.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-19-20-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 20-21, 2023:

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels share staged video mocking military spouses; mobilized soldiers relatives from Moscow file lawsuit over protest ban; Satanist gang member who murdered 4 teenagers released after fighting in the war.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-20-21-2023

The Official Telegram channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense publishes videos showing war crimes being committed by Russian forces

On Nov. 18, a video was published on the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense, depicting a drone dropping munition on a group of Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers evacuating a wounded comrade. The accompanying description highlights the target that has been attacked: “UAV operators eliminate AFU assault troops attempting to evacuate a wounded comrade.” Two days later, another video appeared on the same channel, this time with a less self-incriminating description: “Russian UAV operators destroy a group of AFU servicemen.” The recording, however, showed an identical strike on a Ukrainian medical evacuation squad. Consequently, both videos published by the Ministry of Defense depict war crimes—the killing of individuals protected by the Geneva Conventions.

Article 12 of the Geneva Convention (I) explicitly prohibits any attempts on the lives of the wounded, emphasizing the forbiddance of killing them. Additionally, as outlined in Article 25 of the Convention, members of the armed forces who are specifically trained as auxiliary medical personnel or stretcher-bearers in the search for or collection of the wounded are to be respected and protected while carrying out these duties. Importantly, Article 22 specifies that a medical unit retains protection under the Convention even if its personnel are armed. Furthermore, these personnel are permitted to use their arms for self-defense or to defend the wounded.

The dissemination of footage showcasing military crimes on the official platform of the Russian Ministry of Defense underscores the evident decline of the Russian Armed Forces. Equally concerning are the widespread attacks using UAVs targeting the wounded and evacuation teams, videos of which regularly surface on various unofficial channels. These occurrences are prevalent on both sides of the war. Regardless of which side commits such attacks, they undoubtedly constitute war crimes.

Sitrep for Nov. 20-22, 2023:

– AFU launch HIMARS strike on building with Russian soldiers attending artillery day concert;
– US and Germany announce new aid packages in Kyiv;
– Ukraine strike Russian troops after photo posted by official reveals their location.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-20-22-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 21-22, 2023:

New railway transport rules prioritize military cargo; Moscow tells regional officials to quell protesting mobilized soldiers relatives with money; teenager sentenced to 6 years in prison for attempting to set draft office on fire.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-21-22-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 22-23, 2023:

Moscow pacifist gets conscripted into the army in one day; authorities are recruiting contract soldiers for a “new Moscow region regiment”; Sakhalin region cannibal gets early release for joining the war.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-22-23-2023

Sitrep for Nov. 22-24, 2023:

– Russia is preparing a new wave of assaults on Avdiivka, reports say;
– 17th Ramstein format meeting took place in Germany;
– Russian war correspondent dressed in camo killed on the frontline;
– Putin pardons convicted cannibal.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-22-24-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 23-24, 2023:

Raids on migrants and students reach unprecedented scale amid fall conscription campaign; over 4,000 case of desertion brought to court since the start of mobilization; soldiers from the 26th Regiment record video appeal to Shoigu from Krynki.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-23-24-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 24-26, 2023:

Raids on conscription aged men continue in Moscow; the Bundestag launches petition drive in support of conscientious objectors in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus; husband of Kaliningrad anti-mobilization protest leader killed in Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-24-26-2023

Sitrep for Nov. 24-27, 2023:

– AFU retreat from Avdiivka industrial zone;
– RuAF launch massive attack on Kyiv using Shahed drones painted black;
– Ukraine employed airburst programmable projectiles for the first time, and responded with drone strikes in Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-24-27-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 26-27, 2023:

Draft offices in Moscow now issue “notifications” instead of draft notices; petition launched on Telegram against indefinite mobilization gains momentum; military wives stage flash mob demanding the return of their husbands.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-26-27-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 27-28, 2023:

Government agencies now able to confiscate passports from citizens with travel restrictions; MoD to reduce list of medical conditions exempting military service; "Redut PMC" starts recruiting women into assault squads.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-27-28-2023

Sitrep for Nov. 27-29, 2023:

– RuAF shift to small assault groups in battle for Avdiivka;
– Another Russian general killed in Ukraine;
– Black Sea storm damages defensive structures in Crimea;
– Discontent keeps rising among mobilized soldiers relatives.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-27-29-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 28-29, 2023:

Bailiffs press debtors to sign contracts with the MoD; authorities accuse protesting military spouses of having “foreign ties”; husband of first Russian wife traveling to Kyiv under “Bring Husband Home” program will return to Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-28-29-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 29-30, 2023:

Moscow saw unprecedented number of raids on conscription age men on Nov. 30; the Way Home Telegram channel labeled Fake; military spouses plan to organize a concert on Moscow's Theater Square on Dec. 30.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-29-30-2023

Sitrep for Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2023:

– Ukraine and Russia are ramping up drone production and competing for components;
– Black Sea Fleet resumes Kalibr missile strikes;
– GLSDB missiles deliveries to Ukraine postponed to next year;
– Russia loses its OPCW seat.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-29-dec-1-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 30-December 1, 2023:

State Duma rejects bill banning lawyers from advertising to conscripts; Putin signs decree increasing the RuAF by 170,000 troops; Medvedev says 452,000 people signed contracts with the MoD in 2023.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-30-dec-1-2023