The Russian army is facing a shortage of soldiers to replace losses on the front lines in Ukraine, which have reached their highest level since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022. BBC reports, citing Bloomberg.
According to media reports, regional authorities are not fulfilling more than a third of their conscription plans, despite increased payments to conscripts.
The inability of the Russian army to contain the advance of Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast and take control of the border has exposed the lack of defensive reserves in the Russian Federation.
According to one of the news agency’s sources, this may force the Russian authorities to carry out a new mobilization, which they may presented as a «rotation» to give a break to servicemen on the front lines.
Another Bloomberg source claims that the order for a new mobilization may be given by the end of 2024.
Recall, on September 21, 2022, President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization in Russia, under which 300,000 people fell.
