Putin "calls up" 2 million reservists!

According to Reuters, this decision comes amid increasingly frequent Ukrainian drone attacks on key refineries and gas pipelines deep within Russian territory.Top Russian military officials have stated that they intend to use reservists to defend civilian infrastructure, such as oil refineries. Here&#39;s an interesting story from yesterday. Two key points: Russian General Staff claims only volunteers who sign contract will be used, and that reservists will not be used outside of Russia. https://t.co/HIsGAzKDyC&mdash; Toivo Kikkas (@toivokikkas) October 23, 2025 Additionally, President Vladimir Putin, following a meeting with the country&rsquo;s top military officials, ordered the regular army to be increased to 1.5 million active soldiers, making Russia&rsquo;s armed forces the second largest in the world after China.Putin stated that at least 700,000 personnel are fighting in Ukraine, while Russian lawmakers say there are about 2 million more in the active reserve. 🇷🇺 The Ministry of Defense has decided to involve reservists in guarding oil refineries and infrastructure facilities across Russia.&quot;Due to the increased use of long-range drones by the Armed formations of Ukraine to strike the territory of the Russian Federation, the threat of&hellip; pic.twitter.com/sXSloWYOfa&mdash; Kakka🎖️ (@kakkamax) October 22, 2025 These are Russians who have signed reserve contracts but typically do not serve actively. It is also believed that most signed these contracts primarily to receive the financial compensation provided. VAdm Vladimir Tsimlyansky, Dy Head of the Main Organisational &amp; Mobilisation Directorate of #Russia, stated that the previously developed bill on &quot;special levies&quot; for reservists provides for the possibility of using them to protect infrastructure facilities within their region... pic.twitter.com/EzJEBI0WMU&mdash; Capt (IN) Vikram Mahajan (Veteran) (@vikrammahajan) October 23, 2025 Russian Vice Admiral Vladimir Cimlyansky, Deputy Chief of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the Russian General Staff, stated that Ukraine&rsquo;s use of long-range drones has increased the threat to critical national infrastructure and residential areas.&quot;To enhance the security of critical facilities and other sites important for the welfare of citizens, it has been decided that the most trained and patriotic citizens will be involved in implementing protective measures for civilian sites deep within Russia,&quot; he said.Russia Deploys Reservists to Guard Oil Refineries and Power Plants from Drone Attacks.Russia&rsquo;s Defense Ministry has proposed sending reservists on &ldquo;special training&rdquo; rotations to protect energy facilities, transport hubs, oil refineries and other critical infrastructure from&hellip; pic.twitter.com/D1Com5PwEV&mdash; Alternative News (@AlternatNews) October 22, 2025 If Russia deploys more reservists to the rear to defend infrastructure, Moscow could potentially free up more of its regular troops for the battlefield in what has become a deadly war of attrition, Reuters noted.Cimlyansky said that the proposed changes do not constitute any kind of mobilization, although on Russian Telegram channels the decision is being interpreted precisely as a massive mobilization.The Russian Ministry of Defense has also explicitly stated that reservists will not be involved in what the Kremlin calls its &ldquo;special military operation&rdquo; in Ukraine, nor will they be deployed outside Russia&rsquo;s borders.Reservists will serve within their own regions, the Ministry said.However, judging by posts on Telegram, few people seem to believe that.

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