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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