Generating additional battalions will take time and probably wont prove relevant to the offensive in the Donbas, but my point here is that there are things the Russian leadership could try in between ordering general mobilization and doing nothing. 17/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Skepticism on untrained military personnel: Skills, training, and usefulness debated
I'm skeptical of arguments that these are untrained, or inherently poor quality. It depends. Skills are perishable, but the pool with recent mil experience & training is far from small. The amount of refresh training it will take for it to be useful is worth debating. 15/
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Putin’s special operation status: declare war or change conscription rules
The first issue is the status of Putin's 'special operation.' Russia has to either declare a state of war, or procedurally change the rules prohibiting deployment of conscripts, and the state's ability to mobilize additional personnel. 9/
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Author admits misuse of ‘mobilization’ for Russian manpower efforts
I've also been guilty of using the term mobilization as a catchall term for Russian efforts to raise manning levels behind the scenes and prevent soldiers from leaving the force at a time when they are desperately short on available manpower. 8/
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Russian manpower problem after first phase losses
First, I'll briefly restate the Russian manpower problem. After taking significant losses in the first phase of the war, the Russian military has scrounged the active force for reinforcements, and is largely tapped out in terms of manpower availability. 2/
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Ukrainian soldiers plant flag 300m from invaders
Despite the risk of being killed by a sniper, Ukrainian soldiers set the flag of Ukraine 300 meters from the Russian invaders #Donbas #UkraineWillWin #UkraineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/wFDbx83PkC
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 12 mai 2022Despite the risk of being killed by a sniper, Ukrainian soldiers set the flag of Ukraine 300 meters from the Russian invaders
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We Do the Impossible: Azov Fighters Drive Occupants from Azovstal
We are doing the impossible: Azov fighters continue to drive the occupiers out of positions at Azovstal. VIDEO
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Russia threatens Finland, Sweden after NATO entry
"As soon as #Finland and #Sweden become NATO members and Alliance troops are deployed there, these territories will become potential targets for Russian troops," warned Deputy UN Representative Polyanskiy. The main weapon is not the nuclear bomb, but fear and blackmail #UkraineUnderAttack
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Ukraine refugee count exceeds 6 million, half in Poland.
The number of people who left Ukraine due to the Russian invasion exceeded 6 million, with over half of them settling in Poland. The unprovoked war caused the largest crisis with IDPs in Europe since the end of World War II, reported the UN High Commissioner for @Refugees
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81st AABr fighter shoots down Mi-24 helicopter with Stinger
On Luhansk region, a fighter from the 81st Air Assault Brigade shot down a Mi-24 helicopter of the Russians using a Stinger portable air-defense system