Reports indicate Russia is preparing a new wave of mobilization for the war in Ukraine. Russian media say officials from over ten regions of Russia and occupied Ukrainian territories took part in an administrative drill in the Volgograd region, a report that was later removed from official social networks. Independent Russian outlets also note increased pressure on men in several areas to sign military service contracts, with police and draft offices cooperating in the Penza region to recruit personnel. Andrei Gorulyov, a Russian Duma deputy, claimed the Kremlin is planning a new mobilization wave this autumn to meet the war’s manpower needs, although no official announcement has been made.