The Kremlin regime wanted to inform the topic of the exchange of defenders of the azovstal with an announcement of mobilization in the Russian Federation on Wednesday, September 21, said in the Ministry of Defense. As the Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar wrote in her Telegram, despite her efforts, Russian authorities had the opposite effect. "At first, they wanted to declare mobilization yesterday, but they realized that it was more appropriate to report it on the day of exchange.