They are headed to the meat grinder, and they know it. Many of these recruits are older, no longer in good physical shape, and obviously aren’t motivated. The last time many of his reservists donned a uniform, it was adorned with Soviet patches. Unfortunately for Putin, Russia does not have the infrastructure to organize, train, and equip these reserves, which can result in any semblance of combat power in the near term. The fundamental problems undermining Putin’s effort to mobilize his people to fight are so deep that they cannot be fixed in the coming months. They want him to leave.įor Putin, this is the worst nightmare he can fathom. Despite Putin’s best home-spun propaganda – the Russians aren’t buying it anymore and frankly just don’t have the will to fight this war. Long lines of cars are making for the borders, and international flights to anywhere are overbooked. Putin is enduring mass protests and a mass exodus from Mother Russia. The last time Russia mobilized the populace was in response to Operation Barbarossa. The opposition is currently upgrading their tank brigades with the spoils deserted by Putin’s legions. The remnants of that army were last seen fleeing back to Russia a few weeks ago.
These reservists are desperately needed to fill holes formerly defended by his elite Guards Tank Army. Desperate times require desperate measures. Putin is quite aware of how this is perceived in foreign capitals. In the wake of a colossal setback on the battlefields of Ukraine, he recently called for 300,000 Russian reservists for immediate duty on the front lines. The Russian people are in the streets, his friends have vanished, his army is in tatters, and his allies are running for cover. Are we watching the last days of Vladimir Putin’s rule in Russia? The Russian President is cornered like never before.
0 kommentar(er)
