Russians May Face Fines for Failing to Comply with Mobilization Orders
In Russia, the authorities plan to impose fines for failure to comply with decisions made by regional leaders and operational headquarters regarding mobilization and meeting the army’s needs. The Russian government has submitted a corresponding bill to the State Duma for consideration.
The document proposes adding a new article to the Code of Administrative Offenses. Citizens, officials, and legal entities may be subject to its provisions.
For individuals, fines ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 rubles are proposed; for officials, from 30,000 to 50,000 rubles; and for companies, from 300,000 to 1 million rubles. In addition, offending businesses may have their operations suspended for up to 90 days.
The explanatory note states that Russian legislation already provides for liability for failure to comply with government decisions in territories where martial law has been declared. At the same time, at the federal level, penalties for similar violations in other regions have not yet been established.
The authors of the bill claim that a “significant number” of administrative offenses are being recorded in this area.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may be preparing a new wave of mobilization following the State Duma elections in September. According to his assessment, between 300,000 and 500,000 people could be drafted into the Russian army.
Zelenskyy explained the potential mobilization by citing the ratio between the number of contract soldiers recruited and the Russian army’s casualties. According to him, since the beginning of the year, the Russian Ministry of Defense has recruited 221,000 contract soldiers, while losses during this period amounted to about 225,500 military personnel, of whom 131,000 were killed.
Tens of thousands of Russian citizens have begun leaving for Georgia amid rumors of a possible new wave of mobilization this fall. The Russian Federal Customs Service reported a record number of passengers passing through the “Verkhniy Lars” border crossing.
A new mobilization in Russia could result in heavy casualties and desertions—FT.
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