Men drafted into the Russian army during partial mobilisation say goodbye to their relatives and acquaintances outside a military commissariat in Moscow, Russia September 23, 2022. Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Moscow's mayor said on Monday that military mobilisation in the Russian capital was now complete while St Petersburg sacked the official in charge there, the latest sign of problems with the unpopular and chaotic draft for the war in Ukraine.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin thanked Muscovites for their sense of patriotism and told departing soldiers in a blog post: "We will hope and pray that you return alive and healthy."
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