That said, I'm skeptical that mobilization infrastructure has sat entirely dormant. Russian voenkomats have been calling people up to update their info since April. Assembling reserve and volunteer battalions likely exercised some of this system already. 11/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Mobilized personnel treated as contract; conscripts deployable if annexation
All mobilized personnel will be treated as contract servicemen, subject to these conditions. The situation with conscripts appears unchanged, but if Russia annexes these 4 UA regions, then it can technically deploy conscripts in those territories as well… 8/
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Recruitment and rotation issues in Russian army
The Russian military has faced structural manpower shortages throughout the war, leading to problems with recruitment, retention, and rotation. Units cannot be rotated, resulting in exhaustion. The number of refuseniks has grown. Hiring short-term volunteers has worsened retention issues.
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Ukraine’s army adopts US training model
BTW, Ukraine's army has taken the US model to heart after receiving training from US personnel in both individual and unit training techniques since 2014. The establishment of JMTG-U by US Army, Europe was instrumental in that. Heres a link to that. 10/ https://
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Russian recruits sent to fight after minimal training
Russian soldiers received just a few days of basic training before being deployed to Belarus starting last November (pre-invasion).
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Strikes reported on Russian positions near Komysh-Zorya feed factory
Reported strikes on Russian positions near a combined feed factory in the village Komysh-Zorya
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Detonation at Russian ammunition depot in Novoaidar, Luhansk
A little earlier today, a Russian ammunition depot in Novoaidar, Luhansk region, detonated. More than 60 km from the front line. (Map at the end)#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/gsCHX9UD02
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) 21 septembre 2022A little earlier today, a Russian ammunition depot in Novoaidar, Luhansk region, detonated. More than 60 km from the front line. (Map at the end)
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Minsk regime and mobilization threat in Belarus
The regime in Minsk was never just an internal Belarusian issue. The dictator must face consequences, just like Putin. Mobilization will bring more threats from Belarusian territory. We will work with Belarusian soldiers so they are not sent to fight against Ukraine.
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Russian missiles strike Zaporizhzhia
Russian troops launched a missile strike on Zaporizhzhia, as reported by the secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, Anatolii Kurtiev, and the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Starukh. Preliminary reports indicate that the missiles targeted infrastructure facilities.
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EU’s Borrell: Russia to face new sanctions over referenda
“Since the start of the invasion Russia has intimidated, illegally detained, tortured and abducted Ukrainian citizens and a significant part of the original population in the invaded areas has been forced to flee,” Borrell said. https://
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