The expert urged not to “demonize” Russia’s mobilization capabilities.

Military expert Serhii Grabsky estimated how many people could actually be called to the Russian Federation. He is convinced that Russia is not capable of mobilizing 20 million people.

“If we look at the human potential of the Russian Federation in general, we can say that they can attract at least two million people, and this will be an objective figure, despite such textbook indicators as they claim, up to 20 million. This is unrealistic , of course, – he explained in an interview with Radio NV.

Grabskyi also urged not to “demonize” Russia’s mobilization capabilities.

“I always give this example: as a result of partial mobilization and in general what happened in Russia during the last year, they actually lost up to a million, or even more, working hands, because these working hands were called to the army and the working brains fled from Russia And this is already an irreparable loss for the Russian economy,” the expert emphasized.

Grabskyi added that it is necessary to provide, produce, transport and repair new equipment and weapons for the mobilized units. He emphasized that Russia can only rely on itself in these matters, and its resources are limited.

Mobilization in Russia

The British newspaper The Times, citing Western intelligence, reported that Russia is preparing to announce a new wave of mobilization with the aim of sending up to 500,000 people to the front. A decision could be made within the next few weeks.

Shortly after the announcement of partial mobilization in Russia in September, the level of support for the war fell to 34%. At the same time, it soon increased significantly. A former Kremlin official told WSJ reporters that an internal Kremlin poll on the war suggests Russians will endure another round of mobilization.