Reservists can now be called up to fight without it being officially wartime. In effect, this means Russia can mobilize normies without calling it a mobilization. And they can do it for free, instead of paying for expensive contracts.
>https://theins.ru/en/news/285814

>On October 13, Russia’s Government Legislative Commission backed a Defense Ministry bill allowing the use of reservists for defense-related tasks in peacetime. The measure expands the military’s authority to call up reservists for wartime needs

>“We are engaged in full-scale and very real combat operations, but officially war has not been declared,” Zhuravlyov said. “These legal nuances limited the Defense Ministry’s flexibility. Now, those restrictions have been removed”
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