Announcement of general mobilisation in Russia to show whether Russians are ready to shed blood

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — TUESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2022, 14:10

Ukrainian Intelligence does not rule out that the Russian propaganda is preparing Russian citizens for mobilisation for the war with Ukraine.

Source: Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, the representative of the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, in an interview with  Kyiv Post

Quote: "Today we have started collecting information; this mobilisation-related information rhetoric in the Russian Federation has greatly increased. Zyuganov [leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - ed.] and other Russian politicians say that yes, indeed, there is a war going on and that the Russian army cannot cope, it is necessary to declare war and mobilise. Again, they say that we will wage war not just with Ukraine, but with NATO and the United States because they are fighting on the side of Ukraine…

There may be support for general mobilisation in Russia. I repeat, Zyuganov and parliamentarians of the Russian Duma increasingly began to talk about the war with the West, about the need for mobilisation. ‘Public opinion will be formed, and it will be much easier to do this than at the current stage’."

Details: Skibitskyi recalled that the issue of mobilisation has been discussed by the leadership of the Russian Federation since the very beginning of the full-fledged war. During this period, when the Russian army suffered its first losses, especially in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts and in the south of Ukraine, they began to apply various approaches to replenish their resources and compensate for losses.

The so-called volunteer battalions and battalions of reservists were formed, the same private military companies were involved, and then the Third Army Corps was formed so that new detachments of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation would be created.

Later, President Putin issued a decree on increasing the size of the armed forces to 137,000 military personnel;  this, too, is aimed at replenishing resources and continuing further active military operations. 

At the same time, according to Skibitskyi, the announcement of a general mobilisation will be a significant blow to Putin’s regime, because it will mean that the Russian government recognises the so-called "special operation" has not achieved desired results, and there is a real war going on.

The announcement of a general mobilisation, according to Skibitskyi, will only benefit Ukraine, because the protest mood in Russia is weak, but young people still do not want to go to war.

According to the analysis of Russian society, most people who are over 50 years old will not go to war, but they do support the war of Putin’s regime.

Quote: "Young people aged 20 to 30 will go to war. Therefore, the very announcement of general mobilisation will be an indicator that will show how much the Russian people are ready to continue this bloody war."

Background: After the successful counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv Oblast, Russian propagandist Olha Skabieieva said on television that "we need to tell the citizens the truth": they say that the North Atlantic bloc is strong, and "the whole Western world has attacked the Russians" and "the stakes are very high."

On 20 September, the State Duma of the Russian Federation amended the Criminal Code and introduced the concepts of mobilisation, martial law and "wartime".

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