Russia is likely preparing for a massive autumn mobilisation of over a million soldiers (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,589)

Moscow pushes ahead with a huge post‑election mobilisation to offset losses and stalled gains in Donbas. Europe could face a newly swollen Russian army whose strain on Russia’s economy and stability is impossible to predict.

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