Russia copes with existing combat resources without mobilization – Kommersant

First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Federation Council Viktor Bondarev said that there are no plans for a new mobilization in Russia, since there is no such need. The objective situation at the front and the Kremlin’s statements confirm this, the senator noted.

“We can cope quite well with the available combat resources, both quantitatively and qualitatively. Our guys are well prepared, unlike the Ukrainian military,” said Mr. Bondarev “RIA News”.

According to Viktor Bondarev, the statement by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about a new wave of mobilization in Russia is “an outright fake and provocation,” while the losses of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel are increasing. New waves of mobilization, “far from one-time and partial,” are characteristic of Ukraine, the senator said.

On April 3, Vladimir Zelensky said that Russia plans to mobilize another 300 thousand people in the summer. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov saidthat the recruitment system of the RF Armed Forces allows for all assigned tasks to be completed, so there will be no mobilization. State Duma deputy Andrei Gurulev noted that all personnel needs are covered by volunteers. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov named Mr. Zelensky’s words are not true.

On September 21, 2022, partial mobilization was announced in Russia, the completion of which was announced on October 31. During this time, according to the Ministry of Defense, 318 thousand people were mobilized, including volunteers. However, the decree on completing the partial mobilization was not signed. In the Kremlin claimedthat a decree is not needed to complete conscription within the framework of mobilization.

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Lusine Balasyan