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Putin may announce a new wave of mobilization in Russia in the coming days. Perhaps already today

Analysts note that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on January 17 that the president of the occupying country would deliver a speech in St. Petersburg on January 18 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the siege of Leningrad, Putin’s hometown, during World War II.

“Putin loves to use symbolic dates to address the Russian people, and some Russian military bloggers have noted that he will take this opportunity to either declare mobilization or war with Ukraine,” the ISW said in a statement.

Ukrainian and Western intelligence also repeatedly warned about Putin’s mobilization preparations scheduled for mid-January, the Institute for the Study of War recalled.

Context:

September 21, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced “partial” mobilization in Russia to replenish the troops that invaded Ukraine. October 28 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin on its completion.

On December 7, the President of the Russian Federation announced that there is “no need” to continue mobilization activities in the Russian Federation. He clarified that 150,000 mobilized Russians are in reserve, and another 150,000 have been sent to the combat zone in Ukraine.

Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said that in January they plan to announce in Russia martial law, close the borders for men and start a new wave of mobilization. According to Reznikov, the borders will be closed in Belarus as well.

According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the start of mobilization scheduled for January 15and within the new wave in January-February, they plan to mobilize another 500 thousand military.

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