Putin issued a decree to increase the size of the armed forces of the Russian Federation by 137 thousand people. From January 1, 2023, the army of the Russian Federation should increase to 2 million 40 thousand people, of which 1 million 150 thousand military personnel. There are several reasons.
Four motifs of the bloody dwarf
1. Subtle mobilization.Because of the expanded call – then on the contract. Or directly to the contract. In this format, it can be presented not as a failure of a “special military operation”, but as a strengthening of military power. And prepare a brand new wave of advent.
2. Formally, Russia's de facto doubled land border with NATO. This calls for a response. 3. The Kremlin needs to have a reserve of troops in order to physically control Belarus and at least Armenia in order to maintain its position in the South Caucasus. 4. Formal grounds are being created so that in case of new manipulations with the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions officially integrate the Bantustan troops into the Russian army.
How Ukraine should act
I would not be in a hurry to ridicule this step. Given the expected deterioration of the socio-economic situation in Russia, paid military service may be a good option.
It is also an attempt to put pressure on the West, they say, let's negotiate, otherwise it will be even worse. It should be remembered that these measures will not work until the spring of 2023. So now there is no point in reflecting on them especially. This will be important after the stabilization of the front and the onset of a certain pause before the next round, if everything follows this scenario.
Therefore, the main task is to convince of the need to allocate large amounts of weapons. In order to turn the maximum number of Russians into rags by winter.
In general, an ideal illustration: Russia once again demonstrates a threat. You can either get scared or neutralize the threat with active actions. Let's hope that this time they will choose a different option than always.
