KYIV. UkraineGate . 25 . September . 2022 | Society.
In Russia, they are planning to close the borders for all men of military age in the coming days. In order to leave the country, it will be necessary to obtain permission from the Military Commissariat. “Meduza” writes about this .
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The Russian authorities are going to close the borders for men of mobilization age, a source close to the administration of the President of the Russian Federation told Meduza. According to him, the most likely date of the introduction of the ban is September 28.
The second source, also close to the administration, says that this will happen “after referendums” organized by the Russians in the occupied territories of Ukraine. It is expected that the pseudo-referendums will end on the evening of September 27.
“The interlocutor noted that it will be similar to exit visas: to leave Russia, men will have to obtain permission from the Military Commissariat,” Meduza writes.
Meanwhile, Russian human rights defender Pavlo Chikov published today, September 25, two reports of the FSB about the ban on crossing the Russian border based on the order of the military commissar. Until now, no such bans were known.
According to “Nastoyastchee vremya”, a de jure ban on travel abroad is in force in Russia in accordance with the order of the military commissar of the region. For example, there is no such ban in Moscow. The order of the military commissar of St. Petersburg was not published, and the regional government stated that no bans were imposed.
At the same time, Russian Telegram channels report that Samara, Sverdlovsk, and Kaliningrad regions have introduced a travel ban for men. A number of regions, as well as the Primorsky Krai, Yakutia, Mordovia, Ingushetia, Dagestan, North Ossetia, Tatarstan, Chuvashia, and the Chukchi Autonomous District, partially restricted travel.
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Mobilization in Russia started on September 21. Dictator Putin announced that the mobilization would be partial. Later, the number of people planned to be called up was announced in the Russian Federation – 300,000 people. However, according to the mass media, the real figure is 1 million people.
After the announcement of mobilization, many citizens of Russia try to leave for the countries that receive them, for example, Georgia, Mongolia or the UAE.
Source: Ukrgate