More than 200 one thousand Russian citizens entered Kazakhstan after the declaration of partial military mobilization in Russia on 21 of September, as informed this Tuesday () the Kazakh authorities.
“More than 200 1,000 Russians have entered Kazakhstan since 21 September and 80 1,000 have already left the country,” he said. Kazakhstan’s Interior Minister Marat Akhmezhanov.
According to unofficial data, this figure is even higher. Thus, local experts estimate that in two weeks more than 250 thousand Russians entered the country.
Akhmezhanov said that yesterday more than 7 thousand Russian citizens crossed the border Kazakhstan and 11 a thousand left the country.
“People who arrive leave. They are all under immigration control,” he said. the minister.
According to the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Bagdat Musin, about 70 one thousand Russian citizens received a individual identification number in Kazakhstan since 21 September, which is assigned to non-residents so that they can receive bank cards and medical care.
This is the second exodus of Russians to Kazakhstan, after registering a first wave of migrants in late February, after the start of the war in Ukraine.
Together with Kazakhstan, which until now received the largest number of Russians fleeing instability, tens of thousands of and travelers from that country were received by Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Finland.
Russia announces enlistment of 200 thousand in mobilization
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Russian Defense Minister Serguei Choigu said this Tuesday that more than 250 a thousand men were enlisted in military service, as part of the partial mobilization decreed by the president. of the country, Vladimir Putin, in 21 September.
The information was released by the minister after a meeting with Russian military high command. Previously, Choigu himself had announced that the mobilization would affect a total of 300 thousand reservists.
“The preparation of the personnel of the units that were trained takes place in 80 polygons and six instruction centers”, indicated the minister.
The member of Putin’s government explained that orders were given for the mobilized to receive the necessary equipment .
Choigu asked the commanders that the instruction of the mobilized be carried out by “officers with combat experience”, to facilitate the adaptation of the newly incorporated.
The minister explained that the use of mobilized units must be planned together with units that are already participating in military actions in Ukraine.
In addition, Choigu assured that a large number of volunteers continue to present themselves in the centers of enlistment.
“It is extremely important to carefully study each application. No one should be rejected without good reasons”, oriented the minis tro.
Last Thursday (29), Putin ordered the sending back home of all the men mobilized by mistake, in the face of growing protests and allegations of arbitrariness, with the most serious cases occurring in the Khabarovsk region, in the Russian Far East.
