Putin ‘passes secret law to send one million Russians to fight in Ukraine’ – The Telegraph

A local university student in Buryatias capital Ulan-Ude told the media outlet Village that police officers showed up at this university in the morning and were taking students straight out of classes.

Buryatias government confirmed reports that at least 11 schools in Ulan-Ude were shut down on Thursday to be used as mobilisation points, and school buses will now be used to ship conscripts.

Military commissioners seem to be sweeping Buryatia clear, even trying to enlist men who were long dead.

Two women showed up at my brothers address in the morning and said they wanted to hand him call-up papers, Natalya Vasilyeva from Ulan-Ude told the Telegraph, adding that her late brother had an exemption from the army due to bad health.

Several of her colleagues and friends were served call-up orders too:

Some got visits at 4, some at 6 a.m. They all went to the recruitment office.

Meanwhile, top Russian officials and lawmakers are beginning to feel the heat of criticism as they seem unwilling to go to war themselves or send their family members to Ukraine.

Nikolai Peskov, a 32-year-old son of President Putins spokesman, rejected suggestions to sign up when a member of a Russian opposition group prank-called him on Wednesday.

You need to understand that I shouldnt be there if my name is Mr Peskov, the spokesmans son told the activist who posed as a military official requesting him to show up at the military commissioners office.

Im going to solve this issue on a different level.

Asked if he was going to sign up for the army, Mr Peskov Jnr was heard saying: Certainly not.

The opposition activists released the full footage of the phone call but his father, Dmitry Peskov, insisted that the remarks were taken out of context and that he had no doubts in his sons choice.

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Putin 'passes secret law to send one million Russians to fight in Ukraine' - The Telegraph