During the mobilization, 100,000 Russians have already been drafted into the army - the General Staff of the Armed Forces (video)

"The mobilization began not on September 21, when it was announced [President of the Russian Federation Vladimir] Putin," Gromov said. "This is evidenced by more than 20 servicemen who tried to resist our troops in Kharkiv region. This group of mobilized people who got into our captivity , was called on September 9. In less than a week - September 13 and 15 - they were already sent to the territory of Ukraine. Previous preparation and compilation of the unit were not carried out.

" According to General Gromov, among the prisoners who fought in the motorized and tank units, there are representatives of the accounting specialties of the Navy, strategic missile troops, missile defense and medical support units, including the dentist. The quality of military equipment, which Russian invaders are overwhelmed in Ukraine, also limp, it often needs repair.

Alexei Gromov gave an example: as part of the 98th Airborne Division, which the Russian command thrown into the Kherson region, operated a tank unit armed with T-80 tanks. "Some of the tanks did not start, but those who started - they did not shoot," Gromov stated. At the same time, the General Staff does not deny the new escalation of the situation, since mobilization in Russia is ongoing.

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions the Russians mobilized almost all the male population. Recall that in Russia there are more and more regions where people are protesting against mobilization. On September 29, they were joined by Tiva - the birthplace of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoig. Several dozen women came out there.