Intelligence suggests that the Putin regime is mobilizing up to 500,000 Russians.

The Russian authorities January 15 may announce additional mobilization. It is expected that up to 500 thousand, Russians can mobilize.

This was announced by Andriy Chernyak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in a commentary to t-online.

According to him, the draft decree states that this time mobilization will also take place in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

"The Russian armed forces will get men who are now working both in the social spheres and in industries that bring profit to the Russian economy," the intelligence official said.

• On the eve of the New Year, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov addressed the citizens of Russia with a warning that their government is preparing to close the borders for men of military age in January and start a new wave of mobilization.

• On January 4, 2023, NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said Russia was preparing to escalate the war in February. He suggested that shortly, another wave of mobilization would be announced in Russia.

• On January 5, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian leadership was taking measures to prevent the mass departure of men of military age abroad before the next wave of mobilization, which is expected in January. It was about the possibility of a complete ban on crossing the state border of the Russian Federation for men of military age.