The Russian military said at least 10,000 people have volunteered to take part in the fighting in Ukraine, a day after President Vladimir Putin ordered the mobilisation of reservists.
"On the first day of the partial mobilization, about 10,000 citizens arrived at recruitment offices of their own free will, without waiting for a call-up," Vladimir Tsimlyansky, a military spokesman, told the Russian news agency Interfax.
He added that the military had set up a call centre to answer questions from citizens and organisations about mobilisation.
Amateur footage posted on social media after Putin's announcement showed hundreds of Russian citizens across the country responding to military summonses. In the Siberian city of Yakutia, the footage shows men with their faces covered hugging family members before boarding a bus. The popular Telegram channel Mash circulated footage showing long lines of people waiting to board a plane in the eastern Khabarovsk Krai as part of the mobilization. The video, allegedly filmed in the southern republic of Chechnya, shows dozens of young men at a local recruitment office.