The British defense ministry has assessed that Russian media reporting suggests authorities are preparing to start a 'major military recruitment campaign.'
has contacted Russia's foreign ministry by email for comment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a candle during the Easter service at the Christ The Savior Cathedral in Moscow on April 16, 2023. A member of Russia's State Duma Security Committee has suggested that his country can't defeat Ukraine in the ongoing war unless Putin announce a"general mobilization."Putin has so far declined to declare a full mobilization, which would put the nation on a war footing.
The Russian leader claimed in October that this recruitment drive had been completed, but since then, military observers have assessed that Russian troops fighting in Ukraine are being boosted by a covert draft, because Putin fears the backlash that a widespread mobilization might cause.
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