The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced at a meeting with the operational headquarters for the "special operation" that there would be no mobilization in the republic. As reported by Kavkaz.Realii , a story about this speech by Kadyrov was shown in the evening news broadcast of the Grozny State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company on September 22.

Germany is ready, under certain conditions, to give asylum to defectors from the Russian army and “opponents of Putin’s regime,” said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. “As a rule, deserters threatened by severe repressions will receive international protection in Germany,” Faeser stated in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.

More details emerge about the Kremlin’s draft Donat Sorokin In an interview Thursday, Rear Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky, speaking as an official representative of the Russian Armed Forces, revealed more details about the country’s “partial mobilization” that was announced on September 21. Here's a summary of what he said.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not comply with the age limits, which itself established for citizens subject to mobilization, says the head of the human rights organization "Agora" Pavel Chikov. On his Telegram channel, the lawyer published information about some Russians called up on the first day of the mobilization campaign.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky published an appeal following the results of the 211st day of the war. He devoted part of his speech to the mobilization announced in Russia. At that moment, he switched into Russian. The Russian decision on mobilization is a frank recognition that their Sading Army, which has been preparing for the seizure of someone else for decades, could not stand it and rained down.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky switched to Russian during his video address on day 211 of the war, to speak to the Russian people about mobilization, announced by the Kremlin a day earlier. Russia’s decision for mobilization is an admission that their professional army, trained for decades to capture what belongs to others, did not withstand and crumbled.

Traffic jams form at Russia’s border crossings as potential conscripts scramble to escape Olivier Morin / AFP / Scanpix / LETA A line of cars at the Vaalimaa border crossing point between Russia and Finland. September 22, 2022 On September 21–22, Russian social media filled with videos showing heavy traffic at the country’s border crossing points. Most of the clips showed people at the borders with Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Finland.

In Minsk’s main airport, police have begun stopping men with Russian passports for inspections, according to Deutsche Welle Belarus. Though the exact reason for the stops is unclear, the Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva reported earlier that Belarusian law enforcement agencies have received instructions to look for Russians attempting to evade conscription. “So far, they’ve only been instructed to monitor apartments that offer short-term rentals, and to get in touch with the owners.

Germany is prepared to provide asylum under certain circumstances to deserters from the Russian army and "opponents of the Putin regime," said the country's Interior Minister Nancy Feather. "As a rule, deserters who are threatened with severe repression receive international protection in Germany. Anyone who courageously opposes the Putin regime and therefore exposes themselves to great danger can apply for asylum in Germany due to political persecution," she said.

During mobilization, escaping the draft is a legal problem for many Russians. Here’s a military lawyer’s advice for those who don’t want to fight. Peter Kovalev / TASS Vladimir Putin’s September 21 announcement of Russia’s “partial mobilization” was immediately followed by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu’s commitment to mobilizing around 300,000 current reservists.

In a Telegram post on Thursday, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov expressed his disbelief and dismay at Wednesday’s prisoner exchange in which Russia traded 225 prisoners of war, including soldiers who defended Mariupols’ Azovstal steel plant, for only 56 men in return. “I’m extremely unhappy about yesterday’s news. The whole situation doesn’t even make sense to me.

The Government of the Russian Federation adopted a resolution according to which citizens subject to mobilization will be able to keep their employment contract and later return to their previous place of work. “Employment contracts with citizens called up for partial mobilization will be suspended, but not terminated. Their jobs will be saved, the press service of the government reports. - The decision was made to ensure social and labor guarantees for citizens.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov expressed bewilderment over the prisoner exchange, in which Ukrainian soldiers who were defending the Azovstal plant in Mariupol were released. "I am extremely dissatisfied with yesterday's exchange. Even the situation itself is generally unclear to me. Whenever combat or tactical decisions were made, we, the active participants in the special operation, were consulted. But here..." Kadyrov wrote in his telegram.

A file allegedly containing the passport data of more than 305,000 Russians who are subject to mobilization "in the first place" began to circulate in Ukrainian Telegram channels. The reports claim that Anonymous hackers obtained this information by hacking the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The group itself did not report this leak.

Men with Russian passports have begun to be checked at the Minsk airport. According to a source of Deutsche Welle , the Belarusian police are participating in the checks. It is unknown what exactly the checks consist of. The newspaper Nasha Niva reported , in turn, that law enforcement officers in Belarus received orders on the evening of September 21 to track down Russians hiding from mobilization.