In Russia, men of draft age are being artificially removed from flights, according to “ATESH”

This was reported by the “ATESH” partisan movement on Telegram.

According to agents among border service personnel, despite public statements by the authorities that there are no plans for mobilization, border guards have already received secret instructions to remove only a certain percentage of departing passengers from flights so as not to provoke a wave of panic and avoid widespread publicity.

Thus, airport staff are artificially delaying the process under standard pretexts: they ask detailed questions about the purpose of the visit, conduct lengthy inspections of personal belongings, or verify tickets, keeping people aside under the pretext of extensive database checks, as explained by “ATESH.”

They added that immediately after boarding officially ends, the passenger’s passport is returned, and they are sent home without any further explanation or issuance of official documents.

As a reminder, on August 11, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, led by Oleg Ivashchenko, had reported on preparations for a Russian mobilization. According to him, the mobilization plans are confirmed by internal Russian documents—it is scheduled for the fall.

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