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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial mobilization,” calling up 300,000 reservists, in a major escalation of his flagging invasion of Ukraine, which he portrayed as a fight to the death with the US and its allies.
President Vladimir Putin declared a "partial mobilization," calling up 300,000 reservists in a major escalation of his flagging invasion of Ukraine, which he portrayed as a fight to the death with the US and its allies.
'The intent is clearly to make it as difficult as possible for the Russians to hold their positions. said Watling.
A merchant ship under US sanctions passed Turkey's Bosphorus Strait on its way from Syria to Russia late last month. European intelligence officials who tracked the Sparta II say it carried military vehicles to bolster Russia's war in Ukraine.
The passage of a sanctioned cargo ship from Syria to a Russian port shows how Moscow is bringing equipment home again.