Estonian intelligence believes that Russia is likely to announce a new wave of mobilization in the near future.
Russia’s losses in the war against Ukraine have already exceeded 200 thousand people. Big number. Somehow you have to make up for these losses. Therefore, it is not surprising that we hear more and more talk about Russia’s preparation for a new mobilization.
Make up for losses
In the near future, Russia is likely to announce a new wave of mobilization, said the head of the Intelligence Center of the Ministry of Defense, Estonian Colonel Margo Grosberg.
“The Russian forces are undergoing a reorganization and replacement of units. To replace the units that have been on the border for several months, newer and replenished units will arrive. Before the start of the expected offensively, the Russian Federation is trying to make up for its losses. The main emphasis is on preparing for defense, so offensive operations are being done less,” said Grosberg.
According to him, the recruitment campaign announced on April 1 in the Russian Federation did not bring much success.
“Given all these nuances, it is likely that at some point a new wave of mobilization will be announced, as happened in September last year. Mobilization is necessary for the Russian Federation to achieve its goals,” said head of the intelligence center.
Call problems
The Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country of Russia published and immediately removed from the website a report of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff on the mobilization. According to the report, which managed to get into the media, in Russia there are problems with weapons and the motivation of conscripts.
It is reported that military registration and enlistment offices have compiled a database of 31.6 million people, 2.9 million of which are people of military age. In addition, the Kremlin regime collects phone numbers and email addresses of conscripts.
The government allocated 5 billion rubles to “stimulate” employees of military registration and enlistment offices to work hard on mobilization and conscription.
By 2023, the General Staff of the Russian Federation plans to create a new joint army and air army, an army corps, five divisions, 26 brigades and form the Azov naval region in the occupied part of Ukraine.
Recruit migrants
In Russia, they are trying to recruit migrant workers from Central Asia to participate in the war against Ukraine, the press service of the intelligence service of the British Ministry of Defense reported. Recruiters were seen at mosques and migration points, trying to recruit Tajiks and Uzbeks into the ranks of the occupying army of the Russian Federation.
Recruiters offered signup bonuses of $2,390 and salaries up to $4,160 per month. Migrants were also offered accelerated acquisition of Russian citizenship from six months to one year instead of the usual five years.
British intelligence said that in this way the military registration and enlistment offices are trying to attract 400,000 “volunteers” to the war against Ukraine, thereby delaying the announcement of mandatory mobilization in the Russian Federation.
Thus, the Kremlin regime wanted to reduce the discontent within the country against the backdrop of the huge losses of the Russian invaders.
Source: korrespondent
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