In the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia is trying to increase the number of soldiers it has at its disposal.President Vladimir Putin ordered partial mobilization for this purpose.The Collector on September 21, 2022:• Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a so-called partial mobilization of Russian armed forces.This is intended in particular to conscript Russians who were already soldiers as reservists – i.e. who already have military training.The decree signed by Putin on (today) Wednesday (the fact that point 7 is missing is now also an issue in Russia; according to the Kremlin, there should be something in it about the number of planned conscriptions, so it has not been published):Decree on the Declaration of Partial Mobilization in the Russian Federation The Head of State signed the Decree On the Declaration of Partial Mobilization in the Russian Federation.In accordance with Federal Laws No. 61-FZ of May 31, 1996 “On Defense” and No. 31-FZ of February 26, 1997 “On Preparation for Mobilization and Mobilization in the Russian Federation”, as well as No. 53-FZ of March 28, 1998 “On conscription and military service” I hereby resolve 1) proclaiming partial mobilization in the Russian Federation from September 21, 2022. 2) calling up citizens of the Russian Federation for military service by mobilizing to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation .Citizens of the Russian Federation who are called up for military service within the framework of mobilization have the status of soldiers performing military service under a contract in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.3. Determination that the salary of citizens of the Russian Federation who are called up for military service during mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the same as that of soldiers who perform military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation under a contract.4. Contracts for military service concluded by conscripts remain in force until the end of the period of partial mobilization, except in cases where the conscripts are discharged from military service for the reasons specified in this decree.5. Determination of the following grounds for dismissal of contract employees and citizens of the Russian Federation from military service within the framework of mobilization in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the period of partial mobilization (a) By age - upon reaching the age limit for military service (b) for health reasons - due to a declaration by a military medical commission that they are not fit for military service, except for conscripts who have expressed a desire to continue military service in military posts that can be filled by such soldiers (c) in connection with the entry into force a court judgment imposing a term of imprisonment.6. The Government of the Russian Federation will: a) carry out the financing of partial mobilization measures;b) take the necessary measures to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, other troops, military formations and entities during the partial mobilization.8. The senior officials of the subjects of the Russian Federation shall ensure that citizens are called up for military service within the framework of mobilization into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the number and within the stipulated periods specified by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for each subject of the Russian Federation.9. Citizens of the Russian Federation employed in defense industry organizations shall be granted the right to suspend conscription to military service during mobilization (for the period of employment in these organizations).The categories of citizens of the Russian Federation to whom the right of deferment is granted, as well as the procedure for granting such a deferment are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.10. This decree comes into force on the day of its official publication.(Translated with deepl.com)In a statement, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu put the number of troops that could be mobilized at 300,000.In actual fact, however, it is likely to be of particular importance that so-called contract soldiers have to remain in the armed forces beyond the imminent end of their term of service.• Putin announced the partial mobilization in a speech that essentially consisted of accusing the West of threatening Russia.This also included the renewed accusation that Ukraine was aiming for nuclear weapons.Update: The speech is now available in full in the Kremlin's English version (here on the website, and as a precautionary measure as a backup copy Putin-Rede_englisch_21sept2022).Essential statements:Today our armed forces, as I have mentioned, are fighting on the line of contact that is over 1,000 kilometers long, fighting not only against neo-Nazi units but actually the entire military machine of the collective West.In this situation, I consider it necessary to take the following decision, which is fully adequate to the threats we are facing.More precisely, I find it necessary to support the proposal of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff on partial mobilization in the Russian Federation to defend our Motherland and its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to ensure the safety of our people and people in the liberated territories.As I have said, we are talking about partial mobilization.In other words, only military reservists, primarily those who served in the armed forces and have specific military occupational specialties and corresponding experience, will be called up. Before being sent to their units, those called up for active duty will undergo mandatory additional military training based on the experience of the special military operation.I have already signed Executive Order on partial mobilization.(...) The West has gone too far in its aggressive anti-Russia policy, making endless threats to our country and people.Some irresponsible Western politicians are doing more than just speak about their plans to organize the delivery of long-range offensive weapons to Ukraine, which could be used to deliver strikes at Crimea and other Russian regions.Such terrorist attacks, including with the use of Western weapons, are being delivered at border areas in the Belgorod and Kursk regions.NATO is conducting reconnaissance through Russia's southern regions in real time and with the use of modern systems, aircraft, vessels, satellites and strategic drones.Washington, London and Brussels are openly encouraging Kiev to move the hostilities to our territory.They openly say that Russia must be defeated on the battlefield by any means, and subsequently deprived of political, economic, cultural and any other sovereignty and ransacked.They have even resorted to the nuclear blackmail.I am referring not only to the Western-encouraged shelling of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, which poses a threat of a nuclear disaster, but also to the statements made by some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO countries on the possibility and admissibility of using weapons of mass destruction - nuclear weapons - against Russia.I would like to remind those who make such statements regarding Russia that our country has different types of weapons as well, and some of them are more modern than the weapons NATO countries have.In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us.This is not a bluff.The citizens of Russia can rest assured that the territorial integrity of our Motherland, our independence and freedom will be defended - I repeat - by all the systems available to us.Those who are using nuclear blackmail against us should know that the wind rose can turn around.With regard to the nuclear threat, which has been intensified again, the claim that Western countries have threatened to use weapons of mass destruction against Russia is noteworthy.Apparently, domestic politics should be heated up again massively.On 20 September 2022, officials from Ukraine's Russian-occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions announced they will conduct referendums on accession to the Russian Federation.These referendums follow the Russian Duma's formal recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics on 21 February 2022. This urgency is likely driven by fears of imminent Ukrainian attack and an expectation of greater security after formally becoming part of Russia.Russian forces in Ukraine continue to experience personnel shortages.The Russia Duma voted on 20 September 2022 to amend a law which extends punishments for defaulting troops.This is likely intended to limit the number of desertions and refusals and thereby to mitigate some of the immediate pressures.The Russian civilian and military leadership has faced significant pressure over the last two weeks.These new measures have highly likely been brought forwards due to public criticism and mark a further development in Russia's strategy.Putin is accepting greater political risk by undermining the fiction that Russia is neither in a war nor a national crisis in the hope of generating more combat power.• The morning briefing of the Ukrainian General Staff (English version not yet available, translation from Ukrainian):Operational information from 09/21/2022 at 06:00 regarding the Russian invasion The two hundred and tenth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation against the Russian military invasion has begun.The enemy continues to focus its efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Donetsk region, to organize defense and hold the captured areas, as well as to disrupt the active actions of the defense forces in certain areas.Takes measures to regroup its troops, constantly conducts aerial reconnaissance and fires on our troops' positions along the line of contact.Last day the enemy launched 8 rocket and 35 airstrikes, carried out more than 120 attacks from rocket salvo systems on objects on the territory of Ukraine, violating the norms of international humanitarian law, laws and war customs.The infrastructure of more than 50 settlements was damaged today by the shelling by Russian troops.Among them are Oskil, Slovyansk, Siversk, Oleksandrivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, Vugledar, Stepne, Zaporizhzhia, Nikopol and Ochakiv.The enemy tried to hit the Slovyansk TPP with strikes on the city of Mykolaivka.The threat of enemy air and missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains.The situation has not changed in the Volyn and Poliske directions.In other directions, the enemy continued to shell tanks, mortars and artillery of various types: in the Seversky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Zaliznyi Myst, Mykhailove and Huta-Studenetska of the Chernihiv region and Sosnivka, Golyshivske, Yunakivka and Turya of the Sumy region;in the direction of Slobozhansk – in the settlement areas of Veterinarne, Hoptivka, Hlyboke, Dergachi, Hrushivka, Kupyansk and Kamianka;in the direction of Kramatorsk – Donetske, Studenok, Yarova, Tetyanivka, Bogorodichne, Pryshyb, Shchurove, Stariy Karavan, Raihorodok, Mykolaivka, Rozdolivka, Oleksandrivka and Hryhorivka;in the direction of Bakhmut – Siversk, Verkhnyokamianske, Vyimka, Vesele, Bilogorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Odradivka, Mykolaivka Druga, Zaitseve, Sukha Balka, Yuryivka and New York;in the Avdiiv region – Berdychi, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Paraskoviivka, Novomykhailivka and Pervomaiske;in the Zaporozhye region – Novopil, Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, Novoukrainka, Prechistivka, Vugledar, Pavlivka, Volodymyrivka, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipole and Chervone.In the direction of southern Buzka, more than 25 settlements along the entire line of contact were shelled by the enemy, in particular Visokopillya, Myrolyubivka, Karierne, Novogrigorivka, Bilogirka, Blagodativka, Andriivka, Zorya, Shevchenkove, Ternovy Pody, Pravdyne, and Myrn.Thanks to the successful actions of the defensive forces, the enemy continues to suffer losses in manpower and equipment.In particular, as a result of attacks on enemy personnel and military equipment areas on September 19 of this year, the following was confirmed: damage to the personnel concentration area in the Pologiv district with more than 20 people;in the Melitopol district – an ammunition depot, 5 units of military equipment and more than 20 servicemen;in the territory of the settlement of Kamianka – 10 units of military equipment and more than 10 soldiers from units of the occupying forces.The destruction of the commander's office in the town of Svatove, Luhansk region, where the enemy organized a headquarters and an ammunition depot, was also confirmed.In the temporarily occupied areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the forced mobilization of local residents continues to fill up the personnel losses of the units of the occupying forces.Gathered detachments of the occupiers are detaining men of draft age and sending them to collection points for further dispatch to replenish units that have suffered losses in battles with the Defense Forces of Ukraine.During the day our troops repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vesele, Kurdyumivka, Mykolaivka Druga, Bakhmutske, Zaitseve, Mayorsk, Pervomaiske, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka.In the last 24 hours, the Defense Forces Air Force has carried out more than 20 strikes on enemy positions.It was confirmed that 19 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment and two positions of anti-aircraft missile systems were hit.In addition, air defense units destroyed one SU-25 and four enemy UAVs.Missile troops and artillery inflicted fire damage on 40 enemy objects in the past day.In particular, in 20 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, in 13 areas of concentration of artillery, as well as in 7 ammunition depots.Enemy casualties are examined.• The Russian Defense Ministry briefing (available today via mil.ru) – without any reference to the Putin speech or the announced mobilization:Russian Defense Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.Fire attack launched at the units from 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Pravdino (Kherson region) has resulted in causing casualties of over 200 persons and 21 units of military equipment.Personnel of 4th Company from 2nd Battalion of the abovementioned formation was actually eliminated due to the fault of the commander of 28th Brigade of the AFU who had sent this unit to counter-attack towards a minefield.Fire attack launched at 3rd Battalion from 1st Presidential Brigade that made an unsuccessful attempt to counter-attack has resulted in causing casualties of over 60 persons, 4 tanks and 8 motor vehicles.Russian Aerospace Forces have launched a high-precision attack at the provisional base of 2nd Battalion from 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the AFU near Artyomovsk.Over 75 militants and 9 units of military equipment have been eliminated.Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralized 8 AFU command posts near Artyomovsk, Svyatogorsk, Aleksandrovka, Yarovaya (Donetsk People's Republic), Kupyansk, Chervony Oskol (Kharkov region), the provisional base of Donbass nationalist group near Nikolayevka ( Donetsk People's Republic), as well as 68 artillery units, 147 manpower and military equipment concentration areas.12 munitions and armament depots have been destroyed near Kamenka (Kharkov region), Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic) and Belaya Krinitsa (Kherson region).Air defense facilities have shot down 11 unmanned aerial vehicles near Staromayorskoye, Petrovskoye, Karpovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Stepnoye, Bobrovy Kut, Mirolyubovka, Krasnoselskoye, Volkovskoye and Charivnoye, including 1 Bayraktar UAV near Dmitrenko (Kherson region).Moreover, 28 projectiles launched by US-manufactured HIMARS MRLS and 3 HARM anti-radar missiles have been destroyed near Svistunovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Chernobayevka, Zavetnoye and near Kakhovka hydroelectric plant (Kherson region).In total, 295 airplanes and 155 helicopters, 2,018 unmanned aerial vehicles, 375 air defense missile systems, 5,052 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 841 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 3,405 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 5,743 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.Ukrainian artillery continued launching attacks at Energodar and the territory of Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.The explosion of a Ukrainian large-calibre projectile has resulted in damaging one of the tubes that forms part of the service water system for the first security system at the fifth power plant.Moreover, this night, Ukrainian artillery launched an attack at an electric power transmission line that runs from the fifth power plant near Energodar.The attack at the station was launched from the firing positions of the AFU deployed near Marganets.The artillery units of the AFU were neutralized by a counter-attack.The current radiation environment near Zaporozhye nuclear power plant remains normal.• The evening briefing of the Ukrainian General Staff:Operational update of General Staff of the UAF regarding the russian invasion as of 18:00, on September 21, 2022 The two hundred-tenth (210) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues.The enemy continues to focus its efforts on attempts to fully occupy Donetsk region, organize defense and maintain the captured territories, and also tries to disrupt the active actions of the Defense Forces in certain directions.It fires at the positions of our troops along the contact line, regroups his troops, and constantly conducts aerial reconnaissance.Over the course of a day, the enemy launched 5 missiles and 11 air strikes, carried out 17 shellings from MLRS on military and civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine, violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of warfare.As a result of the attacks of the russian troops, the infrastructure of more than 30 settlements was damaged.Among them are Kharkiv, Sloviyansk, Pechenihy, Pokrovsk, Poltavka, Bilohorivka, Nevelske, Maryinka, Myrolyubivka and Vysokopilya.There is still a threat of enemy air and missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine.The situation has not changed on the Volyn and Polissya directions.In other directions, the enemy fired from tanks, mortars, and artillery: in the Siversky direction - in the areas of Zaliznyi Mist and Huta-Studenetska settlements of Chernihiv oblast and Manukhivka, Bachivsk, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Volfine, Golyshivske and Turya of Sumy oblastin the Slobozhansky direction - in the areas of Hrushivka, Kupyansk, Veterynarne, Hoptivka and Hlyboke settlements;in the Kramatorsk direction – Yarova, Studenok, Tetyanivka, Bohorodychne, Raihorodok, Zakitne and Ozerne;in the Bakhmut direction – Soledar, Bakhmutske, Rozdolivka, Klishchivka, Krasnopolivka, Zvanivka, Yuryivka and New York;in the Avdiivka region – Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Opytne, Maryinka, Vodyane and Pervomaiske;in the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhya areas, about 25 settlements were shelled by tanks, mortars and barrel artillery.In particular, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, Hulyaipole, Rivnopillyia and Zelene Pole.More than 35 settlements along the contact line were damaged by fire in the South Buh direction.In order to conduct reconnaissance and adjust fire, the enemy made more than 60 UAV sorties.At least six unmanned aerial vehicles were used to strike civilian infrastructure.The military-political leadership of the Russian Federation announced a partial mobilization to replenish the personnel losses of units of the occupying forces in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.At the same time, the activities of the so-called "internal self-mobilization" continue.The selection of candidates for service in the Russian guard is carried out in the troops of the cozak society "all-round army of the Don".The Kuban Cozak army is obliged to form additional units of volunteers and conduct their training on the basis of district cozak societies of the Krasnodar region.In the city of Chita and the region, recruitment of candidates is carried out under the guise of sending them to construction work in Ukraine.During the day, units of our troops repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Kupyansk, Vesele, Zaitseve, Kurdyumivka and Bakhmutske settlements.To support the actions of the ground groups, the Air Force of the Defense Forces made 32 strikes against enemy positions.It was confirmed that 17 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the enemy, 4 strongholds, 10 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems and one warehouse with ammunition were damaged.In addition, air defense units destroyed one cruise missile and 3 enemy UAVs.Missile troops and artillery inflicted fire damage on 22 enemy facilities - in particular, 7 control points of various levels and 13 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment.Ammunition depots, air defense facilities and pontoon crossings of the occupiers fell into the affected area.Total enemy losses are currently being refined.I once listened to Putin's speech in simultaneous translation on Sky News.Horrible, total paranoia, total loss of reality.When does the speech to his people end with "do you want total war?"?The whole thing was peppered with multiple nuclear threats.Well, now the reservists in the Ukraine are going to be burned, let's see how they find it.What I somehow didn't quite get at breakfast, is martial law now in effect?I'm also curious how the conscripts will be legally seen on the Russian "new" earth?The spectacle with the "I've conquered that now, that now belongs to Mother Russia" attitude is pretty stupid.Please no more crying from Scholz but leadership!He promised it...Partial mobilization has now been announced.But what does he intend to do with clothing and arming these many new conscripts for the weather if that didn't work out properly with the troops that attacked the Ukraine in the first wave?This will now be the final act.And the referenda serve only to swear the stupidest of the stupid in Russia to the flimsy line that it is evil Nazi Ukraine stretching its fingers into Russian territory.Pretty bold.Breaks into someone's house, and when they fight back and hit their jacket, they simply claim the house has always belonged to them and that the other person was the burglar...nuclear weapons?I don't believe in it anymore.I also no longer believe in a large support within the army.It's only a matter of time before the first united units start mutiny.I am skeptical that the FSB has the resources to keep all army units under control so that they remain a) deployable and b) loyal to Putin.The Pekhotintsy, for the most part, have had enough of this war for a long time.@Metallkopf I really hope you're right about the last two points.No nuclear weapons and internal revolt against this warmonger from the Kremlin.Mr. Scholz, now is really the time for Leopard and Abrams.What else does Putin not understand!The question remains, what comes next?referendum and then through you mobilization negotiations?Or does Putin continue to escalate, and what is the potential for threats?Step by step, we are getting closer and closer to an end point, and there is nuclear escalation.As a reaction, I see an increase in the use of the West in the near future, battle tanks and armored personnel carriers will follow.The path to an upgrade through Western weapon systems will now follow.I suspect there will be a showdown as to whether Putin will be ousted or when the price will be so high for Russia.But Putin will not budge as long as he holds the levers of power in his hands."Nothing is more difficult than an orderly retreat from an untenable position."At this point the serious question: What has the federal government done to supply its own troops with fresh material?In other words, make your own Leo2 afloat from the camps, order new howitzers, and so on.Has the decision-making process at F35 and CH47 reached preliminary contractual talks?The line of argument to the NATO partners is "we don't have anything, so we don't give anything." That could easily be compensated for by new acquisitions.In practice, there should have been open orders for various products for a long time, or at least the industry should be encouraged to grow.To be honest, the only major measure I really remember is the repurchase of the clothing manufacturer.The Atlantic Council's recent article on "Russian nuclear escalation in Ukraine", linked in the comments, indicated that the West would stand by Ukraine even in the event of a Russian use of nuclear weapons.In my opinion, on the part of Putin, this is a wild robber's gun to sow discord.There will be no nuclear war out of thin air over Ukraine.This escalation would not help Putin, on the contrary.A slow ominous threatening scenery helps him much more.As long as he doesn't start an above-ground nuclear weapons test, one can calmly wait and see how Russia goes downhill.And as soon as Putin escalates further in this direction, Ukraine will be accepted into NATO with the current borders, including a nuclear shield, and Putin will still be the loser.@Metallkopf: “Partial mobilization has now been announced.But what does he intend to do with clothing and arming these many new conscripts for the weather if that didn’t work out properly with the troops that attacked the Ukraine in the first wave?”That's exactly what I'm asking myself.In February, estimates of the troop strength of the Russian invasion troops in Ukraine were around 180,000 to 220,000 men (including the contingents of the so-called "People's Republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk).And the verified equipment and training deficiencies were significant.De facto, this partial mobilization will probably be primarily intended to compensate for the considerable losses of soldiers of the Russian invaders.Recently, a document from the Russian Ministry of Finance appeared (we also linked it here in the forum), in which the number of fallen Russian soldiers alone was estimated at almost 50,000 (!) men.Seriously and slightly wounded, prisoners, deserters would then be added again.It is also doubtful that Russia still has the resources to fully equip 300,000 men with heavy equipment such as battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, artillery, engineer and repair equipment.Even if the Russians achieve a quantitative improvement in their troop strength, a qualitative improvement (training, combat morale) is definitely not associated with this partial mobilization, rather the opposite.And one must not forget that the Ukraine also has further mobilization potential: very many volunteers have not yet been drafted.However, the equipment problem also arises for Ukraine: for a further increase in troops, the support of the states of the contact group would have to be significantly increased.Now, in any case, fast and very strong support for Ukraine is definitely needed.Especially through Germany.... What has the federal government done to supply its own troops with fresh material?In other words, make your own Leo2 afloat from the warehouses ...As for the first part of the question: probably NOTHING.To the second part: Which Leopard 2 from which camps, please?The Bw has no stored Leopard, no stored SPz, no stored self-propelled howitzers, no stored (whatever weapon systems) ...To use a quote from MASH "We are now faced with a whole new kind of war".Or maybe not - because it will be a few days or weeks before these reservists are drafted in, equipped and transferred to the front.In addition, a mere increase in personnel will do little if the Russian operations are not improved at the same time.To say that it doesn't work at the moment would be praise.For us, the important signal here is that Putin only wants to (and probably can) escalate at the moment.And he does.All those expert comments that he would be reluctant to mobilize have been proven wrong, along with those that he will not start a war.This is not meant to be expert bashing, but it should make us think about how well we can really assess him.Well, we are witnessing the next escalation levels of this war every hour.I think it's really time to take a mental break from day-to-day tactical business, tank deliveries or declaration symbols and seriously look a few years into the future.Mr Putin's speech today conveyed a great deal and at the same time very little, in my opinion.Clear.Further information can be found in the data protection declaration.