Rob Lee (Twitter)

But the war will now increasingly be fought on the Russian side by people who do not want to be there. The difference in morale, unit cohesion, and other critical factors between Ukrainian and Russian units will grow even greater. 5/

Rob Lee (Twitter)

@chheinzel Those parts of Ukraine are about to "legally" become part of Russia, which would allow their deployment. But we'll have to wait and see.

 Rob Lee (Twitter)

This is true, which is why we'll need to wait and see how the order is applied. Russia may start by mobilizing a small share of reservists under the narrow conditions Shoigu mentioned and then increase that over time in response to developments. 6/
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@Capt_Navy:
@RALee85 The current decree on mobilization allows you to mobilize anyone and as much as you want, despite the fact that there is a term "partially" in the text.The next step may not be general mobilization,but the declaration of martial law in 🇷🇺. It will be a completely different song.

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Russia dismantled parts of the Soviet mobilization system with cadre units with officers and equipment ready to take on mobilized conscripts. Conscripts and reservists may be used as combat replacements to fill out understrength Russian units currently in Ukraine, instead. 7/

Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)

@auto_glam Meanwhile, the rest of Russians:

- Dear, why hasn't our son returned from the supermarket yet?
- Let's not talk about politics again…

The Lookout (Twitter)

RT @kromark: A new batch of cold-war era T62-M tanks (MY1983) for newly mobilized Russian soldiers is on its way to Ukraine. Photo taken on Sep. 11 in Millerovo, Rostov region (source https://archive.ph/DFQ7c). https://twitter.com/kromark/status/1572547554675687428/photo/1

Rob Lee (Twitter)

@AleksRomanovs Yes, but Putin and Shoigu's descriptions signal that they are not going to start with a general mobilization right away even though they legally could.

Ukraine Battle Map (Twitter)

Poll on Referendum’s in Russian Occupied Regions of Ukraine🇺🇦

Do you think the Referendum’s🗳 in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk Oblasts will be Free and Fair Referendums? Or will they be Fake and Falsified Referendums❓

Rob Lee (Twitter)

Each regiment and brigade was supposed to have one conscript battalion (also with officers and contract NCOs), but Russia's manpower issues have been so serious that I assume most of these officers and NCOs were already deployed. Not sure they are still coherent battalions. 8/

Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)

A little earlier today, a Russian ammunition depot in Novoaidar, Luhansk region, detonated. More than 60 km from the front line. (Map at the end)
#Ukraine

 Rob Lee (Twitter)

@DAlperovitch Even once Russia declares these regions part of Russia?
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@DAlperovitch:
Shoigu: Conscripts will continue to serve on the territory of Russian Federation

Ed: what happens after referendums expand the territory of Russian Federation?

Necro Mancer (Twitter)

Харьковская обл., от ДШВ #всу кому-то прилетело и ага https://xn--r1a.website/Airborne1126/116 #RussianUkrainianWar