Putin sends the working class, alcoholics and the unemployed, who are seen in Russia as disposable, to war - Glen Grant

He shared his opinion with Espreso TV. 

"As for the mobilization in Russia, I believe that we should first consider the military aspect, which consists in the involvement of completely unprepared people in combat operations, which in fact will only weaken the advanced positions of the enemy. The Russian forces are now bringing old equipment, old weapons to the front, and some are being issued with weapons that are literally 100 years old. So they are not in the best position right now, and this should work in Ukraine's favor. But this is not the case in all areas of the front, because where infantry is fighting against infantry, numbers really do matter, because more adversaries can be neutralized. In general, such actions indicate that the front line is weak and Putin needs to strengthen it. My concern is that he will be able to mobilize much more than 300,000, namely one or even two million. And indeed there will be many people who will come to the front. The number of those who escaped is still significantly lower than this number. He can then replace these people by bringing to the front the poorly trained units from other regions of Russia that he still has in reserve. Of course, this will not stop Ukraine, but it will significantly complicate the work of the military and there will probably be more victims. It's about the front aspect," Grant explained.

A retired British colonel believes that if Putin begins to involve the middle class of Russians, protest movements may intensify in Russia.

"We see some resistance in Dagestan, but this is the only country in the Russian Federation today that is taking decisive action. Of course, we do not know what is happening in Tatarstan or in other regions. It is possible that if Putin continues to drag the middle class into the war, then these people will rise up soon. And now the working class, alcoholics and the unemployed, whom nobody in Russia cares about, are being sent to the front. The worries will only start when the war hits the middle class, and maybe if it's the sons of someone in the upper class, only then will people start saying what a bad plan it is. Now Putin can continue to survive for some time by sending the unemployed to the front line," he added.