Russian Mobilization: Memes and Videos That Show How Russians Reacted With the Announcement

One day after Kremlin announced nationwide mobilization, citizens have various reactions on the call-to-arms. Here are funny, violent and frustrating memes and events that happened after the announcement.

The Funnies

#1. When “Reserve Units” Hide Inside Refrigerators to Avoid Enlistment

Meanwhile in Russia, during “partial mobilization” 😃 pic.twitter.com/39toy37Z5C

— Ezra Ackner (@AcknerEzra) September 22, 2022

#2. That Moment When Hurting Yourself if a Better Outcome Than Joining Russian Troops

#russia #mobilization #RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianUkrainianWar #Russianpeople #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineWar #meme #russianmame #funny #funnymames pic.twitter.com/FHthB1qaqS

— ShOnEnJumP (@ShoNenJumPusa) September 21, 2022

#3. Russian Independent Media Calling Putin’s Press Secretary’s Son Who Refused Military Summons

They allegedly called the son of Putin's press-secretary Dmitry Peskov, Nikolay, and asked him why he did not respond to the military commissariat summons 😂#russia #mobilization #RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianUkrainianWar #Russianpeople #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineWar #meme pic.twitter.com/GhKIYjZHnE

— ShOnEnJumP (@ShoNenJumPusa) September 21, 2022

#4. When Russians Bought Flight Tickets 3 to 5 Times More Expensive Than Last Week

#russia #putin #mobilization #RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianUkrainianWar #Russianpeople #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineWar #meme pic.twitter.com/MxVrsnN63V

— ShOnEnJumP (@ShoNenJumPusa) September 21, 2022

Flights departing Moscow and St. Petersburg today. The @AP is reporting international flights departing Russia have either sold out or skyrocketed in price after Putin announced a mobilization of reservists.

Search SVO, VKO, DME for Moscow airports and LED for St. Petersburg. pic.twitter.com/LV2PrkwPD9

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) September 21, 2022

Does 🇷🇺#russia support mobilization to 🇺🇦#Ukraine ? pic.twitter.com/m2GfzbdmO0

— Sofia (@SlavaUk30722777) September 22, 2022

#5. When Loyalists Say ‘Yes, Sir!’

😳President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization in Russia🇷🇺.
pic.twitter.com/NSCZBwTleO

— 🇮🇱(Igal Shneiurson) יגאל שניאורסון🇮🇱 (@shneiurson) September 22, 2022

Today is a good day to dust off one of my older memes. #russianMobilisation #russiaMobilization pic.twitter.com/MAvP01zTZk

— WeLoveNATO (@WeLoveNATO) September 22, 2022

#6. Fast-tracked Gender Swap

https://twitter.com/NonaMamulashvi/status/1572601243092062209

#7. Russian Training for New Recruits

#Russia home training for #mobilization 👍🤣 pic.twitter.com/QZ3qwhjX38

— SuperJhemp fella🇱🇺🇺🇦 (@SJemph) September 20, 2022

Mobilization in Russia. Day 2. #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/8Y1iLDLymj

— Winston (@majiclike) September 22, 2022

The Heart-breaking

#1. Russian Families Getting Separated

Mobilization in action.#Russia #Putin #NoMobilization pic.twitter.com/igH7XMcBNP

— WhereisRussiaToday (@WhereisRussia) September 22, 2022

#2. Woman Died After Getting Hit With a Baton Strike During Protest

Russia riot police #OMON appear to have killed a woman with a baton strike to the head during the anti-#mobilization protests in #Moscow. pic.twitter.com/xxnT8MwRIs

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) September 21, 2022

#3. Mass Protests, With an Estimated 1,500 getting Detained

Russian, Ukrainian and Serbian citizens gathered today in Belgrade to protest #mobilization of men in Russia and #WarInUkraine. pic.twitter.com/afnf4vtUF3

— Balkan Insight (@BalkanInsight) September 21, 2022

Large protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg tonight against Russia's mobilization. People chant "No War"pic.twitter.com/agDGekTDPS

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) September 21, 2022

Demonstration we organized next to the ru embassy in Stockholm Today.
Against mobilization in russia and against fake referendums on occupied Ukrainian territories.#Russia #mobilization #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/hvLSjIU3OC

— Sergey Prokhorov (@seriyps) September 21, 2022

Scores of Russians were arrested Wednesday night across Russia after President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilization" of its reserves. pic.twitter.com/SjPUPz8OSw

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 21, 2022

#4. Traffic Jams Around Russian Borders

#Ukraine 🇺🇦/ 🇷🇺 #Russia

After #Vladimir #Putin announced the #Mobilization, the World sees the total support of the population to the Russian Banana 🍌 regime… Traffic Jam at Kazakhstan, Armenia, Mongolia, Finland borders , Russians are fleeing! pic.twitter.com/elIyETsPur

— Le Polynésien 🇫🇷 (@Force_A_Ukraine) September 22, 2022

https://twitter.com/DanielS18352008/status/1572609746083119104

The Russian-Georgian border after Putin’s mobilization announcement 🤡#Russia #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/n3Ts2cUBlF

— Ukraine War Now ✙ (@uarealitynow) September 22, 2022

#5. Editorial Cartoon on Mobilization

Cartoon: Russia orders mobilization for Putin's disastrous Ukraine invasion pic.twitter.com/7mdZTOFwoQ

— Business Ukraine mag (@Biz_Ukraine_Mag) September 21, 2022

#6. Russian City Administration Building Set on Fire

#Russia on 🔥: Entrance to the city administration building in #Togliatti, near Samara, was set on fire & windows broken during the night as a result of Putin's #mobilization announcement. pic.twitter.com/Ic25JRsQav

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) September 22, 2022

#7. Russian YouTuber Slapped, ‘Speak Russian’ During Livestream

Russian Youtuber gets punched and told to "speak russian" during a live stream in St. Petersburg. #NoWar #Russland #protest #mobilization #Russia #Moscow #Teilmobilmachung pic.twitter.com/KID3cUwzc6

— Verrucosus Flavius (@verricosu) September 21, 2022

#8. Guy Says He is In Favor of Mobilization, Will to go Ukraine ‘Tomorrow’ Then Got Arrested by Cops

Life comes at you fast. Guy in Yekaterinburg says: "I am for Russia, for mobilization, tomorrow I will go to Ukraine." 1/2 pic.twitter.com/I0JxD0W6z3

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) September 21, 2022

Then he's detained by the cops. Even the jingoists aren't safe anymore! pic.twitter.com/fgnOGVX2ID

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) September 21, 2022

#9. Extreme Violence in the Streets

‼️In #Russia, the security forces are packing anti-mobilization protesters. Then they are taken to military commissariats 🤷#PutinWarCriminal #Ukraine #RussiaInvadedUkraine #mobilization #UkraineWar #UkraineRussianWar #Russian pic.twitter.com/Cq8tGfLAt6

— Ukrainian Babushka 🇺🇦🇮🇳 (@vic_top555) September 21, 2022

#Russia terrorist police beat women protesting against Putin's "partial mobilization".#RussiaIsATerroristState #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/dInOvveRlW

— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) September 21, 2022

#UNGA While Lavrov was having a nice lunch at the Capital Grille in New York, more than 1300 people were detained in 38 cities all over #Russia. They went out to protest against mobilization. By the way, no less than half of the detained are women, reported @OvdInfo pic.twitter.com/vCeVsaGJn4

— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) September 21, 2022

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