"I'm a fool. I didn't just cross the line, I erased it unintentionally... I think about every child, every mother, and every family. And I also think and suffer about every child on the other side, I dream that there would be no deaths, that children would not die. Believe me, the tear of every baby is my pain, my nightmare. I don't wish death on anyone, anyone."

– Anton Krasovsky, head of the Russian-language directorate of RT Russia

The Russian State Duma has announced that parents of three or more children can have their draft deferred.

The governor of the Moscow Region has vowed social support for those mobilized in his constituency and their families.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims that Russia remains "open for talks" with Ukraine and other interested nations.

"We hope and pray that you return alive and healthy [and] that you return victorious, having defended the security and independence of our country."

– Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin,
announcing the end to mobilization in the capital.

Russia filed an official objection against Ukraine's case that Russia committed genocide during its invasion of its neighbor.

Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev dismissed EU Representative Josep Borrell's fear of nuclear war as "paranoid."

Tensions continue to rise in Russia after the start of mobilization, leading to more extreme acts of disruption.

The Kerch Strait Bridge, a symbol of Russian unity, was hit and damaged by a blast.

As we said at the outset, Russia lost this war the day it began. But where are we now?

In a surprising turn of opinion, Ramzan Kadyrov has exempted Chechnya from the draft.

Two appropriate birthday "presents" for Russia's authoritarian-in-chief.