Russia Tests Readiness for New Round of Military Mobilization
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According to Western intelligence, in the event of a possible escalation of the conflict, Russia could decide to take over the Suwałki Corridor, a strip of land that extends for about 60 kilometers from Kaliningrad to Belarus, crossing Poland and Lithuania
The Russian Federation sent military officers from St. Petersburg to the Kaliningrad enclave in July to oversee mobilization exercises. The army in the region was testing, among other things, its ability to accept large numbers of new recruits and options for where to house and feed them, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing Western intelligence officials.
A Western analyst says a new mobilisation of Russia is coming too late for this year – but it could change the Ukraine war sustainably.
Ukraine claims that Russia is planning to carry out a mobilization in the fall.
Last month, Russian military officers traveled from St. Petersburg to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, located between the two NATO member states and the Baltic Sea.
The Wall Street Journal on Sunday revealed that exercises to prepare for a new mobilization would have been conducted in Russia. There are several indications that a new general mobilisation could be decided by the Kremlin this fall. - Russia is testing its ability: should we expect a new mobilization of soldiers? (International).
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