Russians report the first dead, who were drafted into the army during the mobilization | TVNOVINY.sk – TVNOVINY.sk

The authorities of the Chelyabinsk region in the South Urals in the European part of Russia have confirmed the death of five people who were called up to the war in Ukraine as part of the so-called of the initial mobilization announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 21. This is the first official announcement of the death of those mobilized at the front, the British BBC station monitored by the TASR agency reported on Thursday. The death of five Ural residents was also confirmed by the regional military administration and reported on by the local media. “We will provide all the necessary assistance to the relatives and friends of our fallen soldiers. In addition to the contribution from federal sources, we will urgently pay one million rubles (approximately 16,000 euros),” the Chelyabinsk governor’s statement reads. However, the BBC, citing various sources, claims that it has knowledge of more than ten cases where mobilized Russians died before they even reached the fighting area in Ukraine. The first reports of such deaths began to arrive earlier this week, but Russian authorities have not commented on them. At the end of September, the Russian Ministry of Defense promised not to send untrained soldiers to the front line in Ukraine. The so-called According to Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, the partial mobilization was supposed to concern 300,000 people, and only those who had previously had military experience. However, people who have never served in the army or attended military courses also received a call-up order. 00:46 Putin announced partial mobilization in Russia. 300,000 reservists will be called up to arms The announcement of mobilization sparked street protests in Russia, which were dispersed by the police. In several cases, the police also served a summons to a man detained at a protest against mobilization. Another consequence of the so-called part of the mobilization was the departure of thousands of men abroad. A large part of them went to Georgia or Kazakhstan, but there were also those who chose more exotic destinations, for example Mongolia, South Korea or Alaska. See the archive report from 4.10. on the mobilization of the Russians: