"Deplete Ukraine": GUR explained why Putin announced partial mobilization

The Ukrainian intelligence representative Vadim Skibitsky noted that in the case of annexation of the occupied Ukrainian regions, Moscow will declare that the Armed Forces are attacking the territory of Russia, so it is necessary to defend. Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced partial mobilization for several reasons, including bringing Ukraine to exhaustion in the war.

This was reported by a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadim Skibitsky in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. Vadim Skibitsky said that the Kremlin plans to carry out illegal "referendums" on accession to Russia to change the information background and the war.

He noted that in the case of annexation of the occupied Ukrainian regions, Moscow would declare that the Armed Forces are attacking the territory of Russia, so it is necessary to defend. "Then they will be able to safely say that Ukraine attacks Russian territories and therefore must be protected, in particular by mobilization," - said GUR. We will remind, on September 21 Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization in Russia.

According to him, the military will be called in stock and those who had combat experience. In addition, the Russian dictator threatened the event with nuclear weapons. After that, the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigh, who said that 300,000 reservists would be called to the army. He also added that Russia's mobilization resource is 25 million people.