by Jerusalem Post Staff
Russia will 'examine' situations in which civilians that are ill-suited to combat service were drafted into the Russian military, an official reportedly said.
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A Russian serviceman addresses reservists at a gathering point in
the course of partial mobilization of troops, aimed to support the
country's military campaign in Ukraine, in the town of Volzhsky in the
Volgograd region, Russia September 28, 2022.
(photo credit: STRINGER/ REUTERS)
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Russia plans to send some 10,000 mobilized reservists and soldiers home for "various reasons," Interfax reported Andrey Kartapolov, the chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, as saying in St. Petersburg on Friday.
The 10,000 troops were part of the larger mobilization which included some 300,000 additional troops called in on further efforts to control the outcome of Russia's war with Ukraine. Russia invaded the neighboring country on February 24, 2022.
Kartapolov also noted that Russia will 'examine' situations in which civilians that are ill-suited to combat service were drafted into the Russian military. "Of course, if there are such cases, they are investigated, and, of course, the person will be returned," he said.
Less than a month ago, Russia began another forced enlistment that would include migrant workers and the homeless population. t is not clear how many non-Russian foreign subjects were forcibly recruited. It is estimated that there are several hundred, and it is doubtful that the countries from which they came are aware of this. Many of those migrant workers entered Russia illegally, and are without proper legal status.
An
Orthodox priest conducts a service for reservists drafted during
partial mobilisation, before their departure for military bases, in the
city of Bataysk in the Rostov region, Russia, September 26, 2022.
(credit: REUTERS/SERGEY PIVOVAROV)If Russian troops are sent home, why did Putin mobilize reservists?
Earlier this month, The Jerusalem Post reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin explained that "it was necessary to declare a partial mobilization because the length of the line of contact with Ukraine exceeds a thousand kilometers, making it impossible to protect it only by "contract" soldiers.
Some conscripts were reported to be receiving little to no training, with one report claiming a Moscow resident was killed after "receiving no training and being sent straight to combat."
Putin stated that the training is indeed short, and in some cases consists of under two weeks of training in total.
The Russian president said that the partial mobilization was planned to wrap up within two weeks.
Jerusalem Post Staff
Source: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-720295
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