Russian pro-war blogger says acquaintance was added to military registry day after voting online
Pro-war Russian blogger Anastasia Kashevarova says a friend received a military registration notice the day after voting through Russia's remote electronic system, and a Moscow resident reported a similar case to outlet Agentstvo.
Anastasia Kashevarova, a prominent Russian pro-war propagandist known as a Z-blogger, has said that an acquaintance of hers was notified he had been added to Russia's military registration rolls just one day after casting his ballot through the country's remote electronic voting system. She did not disclose where the man lives or specify the exact date of the events.
According to Kashevarova, the notice is not a summons to appear at a military enlistment office, but she said the authorities could hardly have chosen a worse moment to send it. She questioned why officials would create panic in the middle of an election period by informing people who had just voted online that they were being placed on the military registry.
Kashevarova pointed out that officials have repeatedly assured the public there will be no new wave of mobilization and have been actively encouraging citizens to turn out and vote. Despite these assurances, she said, someone chose to notify men who had just voted online that they were being added to the military rolls, which she argued only adds unnecessary tension to an already strained situation.
It remains unclear whether there is a direct link between the online voting process and the military registration notices. The outlet Agentstvo reported that another Moscow resident also received a military registration notice after voting in State Duma elections through the same remote system on September 18.
Various elections, including for State Duma deputies, are being held across Russia from September 18 to 20.
