MOSCOW, October 31. /TASS/: All partial military mobilization activities and the handing out of military summonses have been halted, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
"All activities related to conscription of reservists for military service by military enlistment offices and regional governments have been halted. The preparation and handing out of military summonses are now stopped," the ministry said.
Reports on the wrapping up of the partial mobilization are to be submitted by November 1, and instructions on the issue have been sent to commanders of troops in the military districts and the commander of the Northern Fleet, the ministry said.
Assembly centers and other buildings that were used for the mobilization effort will now be used for their previous purposes and military enlistment offices will go back to their routine duties, the ministry said.
The Defense Ministry said the enlistment offices will only enlist volunteers and contract servicemen for the armed forces.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on October 28 told President Vladimir Putin that the partial mobilization, which had started on September 21, was wrapped up. Shoigu said 300,000 people had been called up, and no further goals were being planned as part of the partial mobilization.
