Residents of Ufa in Russia are receiving summonses en masse, ostensibly to update their military registration details, according to independent Russian media citing local residents. Upon arrival at the military registration and enlistment offices, men are directed to recruitment centre representatives, who persuade them to sign a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence. There has been no official announcement of a new wave of mobilisation.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the publication SOTA, the summonses state the phrase \u00abto verify military registration details\u00bb. After their details have been checked, visitors to military registration and enlistment offices are directed to representatives at recruitment centres, who encourage them to sign up for contract service.<\/p>\n Human rights activists had previously warned that being summoned for data verification could result not only in a contract offer, but also in being called up to the mobilisation reserve, military training or to guard facilities against drones. *Novaya Gazeta Europe* described this scheme as one of the recruitment practices in Russia.<\/p>\n Reports of mass mailings in Ufa are based mainly on accounts from local residents.<\/p>\n The suspension of a driving licence is not a penalty for refusing to sign a contract. It is legally linked to a failure to comply with a summons to appear.<\/p>\n\n
A request for data verification could lead to recruiters<\/h2>\n
Failure to appear in response to an electronic summons will result in restrictions on daily life and financial penalties<\/h2>\n