Russia Expands Digital Mobilization With SMS and State Services Portal Draft Notifications

Russia Expands Digital Mobilization With SMS and State Services Portal Draft Notifications

Russians are now receiving draft notices through SMS messages and the state public services portal. Once such a notification is sent, the summons is automatically considered delivered after seven days. The development was reported by the human rights project “Idite Lesom”   on August 9, which assists Russians in avoiding military service. In the Tver region, a young man eligible for conscription into mandatory military service received an SMS al…