Russia orders partial military mobilisation

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation of military reservists, as Moscow continues to lose ground in Ukraine


MILITARY STRENGTH BEFORE RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE

900,000
Active personnel (includes army, navy and air force)

2 million
Reserves – people who have completed their military service*

Sep 21: Russia orders partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists

Total
2,900,000

RUSSIA


Active personnel
196,600 

Reserves
900,000

Total
1,096,600

UKRAINE


*All Russian men aged 18-27 are subject to conscription for one year of military service


Mobilisation
Involves assembling and preparing troops for active service. Russia’s call-up will apply only to reserve personnel with previous military experience

Deployment
Troops to be given additional training before being sent to Ukraine. Mobilisation will not include students and those currently serving as conscripts

Resources
Russia could in theory call upon 25 million people for military service. Current partial mobilisation covers about one percent of that number

   
Sources: BBC, Reuters 
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