Russian security conducting sweeps to impress men into military

As the fear of conscription ripples through Russia, some men have been hauled out of bed in the middle of the night and told they had four hours to pack their belongings and obey the mobilisation order.

There were reports of people cowering behind doors and refusing to accept the military summonses.

In Luchegorsk, men who refused to open doors at night were handed the summonses when they arrived at work this morning.

Some 60 men were taken to Bikin, in Khabarovsk region, and sent into the hands of the Russian military machine. …

Orders have been issued stating all men in the two million-strong pool of reserves are banned from leaving their region.

[What kind of forces will this produce? — Ed]