In the Kursk region, located near to Russia's border with Ukraine, the number of crimes committed using firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices over the first ten months of this year increased by 675 percent, compared to the same time frame in 2021, statistics show.Other areas which saw an increase in crime of at least 100 percent (using firearms, ammunition, and explosive devices) included the Pskov region, Saint Petersburg, Kalingrad region, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Saratov region, and Tambov region."Probably everyone is trying to stock up on weapons already ... when people are under the threat of bombing, they become scared, and there is some kind of devaluation of life," he added.Attacks and arson cases at military registration and enlistment offices and local administrations rose after Putin announced a partial mobilization in Russia on September 21, which defense officials said would affect up to 300,000 reservists.Khinshtein noted that authorities have been arresting those targeting enlistment offices, "for example, when trying to throw a Molotov cocktail," he said."