Meaning of mobik | Babel Free

Definitions

A Russian conscript during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, especially a young man with little to no fighting experience.

Internet, derogatory, humorous, informal, neologism, sometimes

Examples

“"The video was posted on and being reposted by pro-Wagner channels, which matches Prigozhin's 'Fire Shojgu' narrative...Also some Wagner patches are visible on it. Nearly all 'poor mobiks' (mobilized men) on the video wear balaclavas," Krutov wrote.”

“The Defense Ministry has pumped out a stream of videos showing happy "mobiks," as the recruits are known in Russian slang, learning to shoot, attack tanks, tie a tourniquet, plant a land mine and other military tasks.”

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