A little article on mobilization;
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidax...h=2929535450e7
Pointman, would you be one of these millions?;
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Mobilization could make military service compulsory for millions of Russians who, at present, easily can avoid the armed forces’ twice-a-year draft. In theory, mobilization could swell the Russian army’s ranks by millions.
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For others, this is kind of the crux of the article;
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The main effects of mobilization would be to clog up the army’s fragile home garrisons, undermine the legitimacy of Putin and his regime, deplete the federal treasury and—in the best case—feed into Ukraine a lot of untrained, under-equipped and poorly led men who, more likely that not, quickly would surrender, desert or die.
Even a successful mobilization would be too late. “It takes months and months to turn civilians into soldiers,” Martin explained. “Russia needs soldiers yesterday, not in six months.”
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From what I read the sham referendum's to annex Russian controlled territories is just to make escalation to war "legit" should any Ukranian attack happen on that soil.
Putin is a mad dog. Backed into a corner. I also am nervous about where this is going.