Russia tries to use classic Soviet technology for new mobilisation - political analyst Reiterovych

He expressed this opinion on Espreso TV.

"Putin is trying to shift responsibility for the processes that are taking place in Russia regarding mobilisation. The appeal, which appeared on January 3 from some soldiers' mothers that Russia has a mobilisation resource of 20 million and let's quickly mobilise everyone, is a classic Soviet approach, when the population appealed to the authorities, for example, with a request to raise food prices because people seem to be living better and are willing to pay more. And here they use a very similar technology, only such forced mobilization, even covertly, does not work," the political scientist noted.

Ihor Reiterovych added that there were also reports from our intelligence and there is indirect evidence that in January the Russian authorities will start the second wave of mobilisation, which they will no longer be able to hide.

"Russian authorities include mechanisms of social mobilisation, that society, families, environment should to some extent stimulate men to join the Russian army. It seems to me that this will not lead to the result that the authorities expect, because more and more Russians have already faced the consequences of this war. And this number of people is growing, and when it reaches half of the Russian population, it will trigger social processes. However, it will be much more difficult for the Russian government to deal with social problems than with political or any protest actions," said Reiterovych.

• On December 30, 2022, the Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov addressed the Russians liable for military service with a warning about the closure of the borders for men by the Russian authorities in early January and a new wave of mobilisation.
• On January 3, the National Resistance Center at the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia is planning a wave of mobilisation in the occupied territories of southern Ukraine.