In russia, the number of so-called "mobilization orders" issued rose significantly in early 2026. This may indicate that the russian authorities are preparing for a new wave of mobilization.
This is reported by The Moscow Times.
According to journalists, russians are increasingly being summoned to military registration offices ostensibly to "verify their information," after which they are issued a mobilization order or have one affixed to their military ID.
The publication notes that since late March, there has been a sharp increase in Google and Yandex search queries related to these documents.
Among the popular search terms were: “mobilization order affixed,” “how long is a mobilization order valid,” and “red mobilization order.”
According to The Moscow Times, in January the number of such searches on Yandex was about 10,000, and by April it had risen to nearly 40,000.
The mobilization notice contains instructions for citizens in the event of a mobilization—when and where to report, as well as what to bring.
The Call to Conscience project reported as early as the beginning of April that russians summoned by summonses to verify their information were being offered contracts with the army or the option to join the reserves.
In addition, the Get Lost (Idite Lesom) project reported that in some companies, employees had their military ID cards confiscated and were handed summonses to complete mobilization orders.
Reports of similar incidents also came from Novosibirsk, the Chelyabinsk Oblast, and the Altai Krai.
According to one of the publication’s sources, russian military registration and enlistment offices are currently screening everyone who “could be useful to the army,” and the process itself is being called “preparation for general mobilization and candidate selection.”
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) published a report stating that to continue the war, russia will be forced to resort to unpopular measures—mobilization and border closures.
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