After Kremlin public denials that any such action was planned, Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 21 ordered a “partial mobilization.” At the time, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the military would seek to call up about 300,000 men.Reznikov’s video appeal came after the Ukrainian defense minister told The Guardian newspaper that the training of tens of thousands of mobilized and new conscripts in Russia may indicate Kremlin intentions to launch a new offensive in Ukraine.Demonstrators in the western Iranian city of Javanrud were set on by security forces and have reportedly faced a martial-style clampdown since gathering in a local cemetery on December 31 to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for seven protesters killed by security forces in ongoing anti-regime unrest.The Kurdistan Human Rights Network, a group that monitors the human rights situation in western Iran's Kurdish region, reported on January 1 that at least 15 people, including 16-year-old Arman Ahmadi, were injured by the firing of pellets and live ammunition by the IRGC.In July, Iranian security agents raided the homes of dozens of Baha'is in different parts of the country, arresting several well-known community leaders and charging"