Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Russia's still-ongoing mobilisation effort is steadily widening in scope. With casualties in Ukraine mounting, the Russian government, parliament, and courts are removing an increasing number of exemptions. This will enable more and more men to be mobilised. ⬇️

2/ In the past month alone, the 'We can explain' (MO) Telegram channel points out, State Duma members "have passed a number of bills that suggest the government plans to mobilise as many people as possible." These include:

3/🔺 Removal of exemptions even for those who are sick, disabled, and those who are 65 years old

🔺 Permitting the Russsian army to recruit even convicted of serious crimes

🔺 Removing exemptions for scientists and people with degrees

4/🔺 A Russian Supreme Court ruling has also banned those eligible for mobilisation from travelling abroad.

MO suggests that these may be signs of a forthcoming second wave of mobilisation.

5/ However, it's equally if not more likely that the Russian government is simply pursuing a "stealth mobilisation" strategy in which the existing mobilisation continues but gets steadily broader in scope, gathering up men who would previously have been exempted. /end

Source:
t.me/mozhemobyasnit…