Oleksandr Litvinenko, Head of the National Security Council of Ukraine, said before the Ukrainian Parliament on Tuesday: BBC.
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Russia advanced in Donetsk and announced, on Tuesday, its full control over the mining city of Seledov.
This is happening at the same time as there were reports of a number of North Korean soldiers being deployed in Russia.
Under a lot of pressure
Tormod Heyer is Professor of Military Strategy and Operations at the Norwegian Defense Academy. Photo: Ole Berg Rusten/NTB
– For the Ukrainian forces on the front, this is good news. This means that the roughly 14 brigades that have rotated in and out of the war today will have more time to get back on their feet before being brought back into the fray, says Tormod Heyer, professor of military strategy and head of research at the Norwegian College. Staff School.
Ukraine's military forces have come under significant pressure recently, partly due to Russia's massive manpower and vast resources.
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-This can make it easier to launch counterattacks
Mobilization now means that the General Staff in Kiev will have access to several departments with healthy and well-rested soldiers, says Heyer, adding:
This could make it easier to launch counterattacks, regain the initiative in battles, and perhaps regain some occupied territory in the east, he says, and suggests that pressure could provide more opportunities for Ukraine.
The most important thing is that the new combat force is capable of strengthening the Ukrainian negotiating position if peace talks take place in the coming months.
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– Depending on how serious the situation is
In April, the Ukrainian parliament passed a new law to help mobilize soldiers to fight invading Russian forces.
The law requires all men between the ages of 25 and 60 to register in an electronic database so that they can be summoned.
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– New recruits will be trained first. This may take as quickly as ten to 12 weeks. But we also have examples where recruits received only five weeks of training before being sent to the front. Heyer says the speed of sending them to the front depends on how serious the situation is for the Ukrainian authorities.
– They can learn from veterans
Ukraine mobilized its soldiers this spring and created 14 to 15 new brigades, each with about 3,500 to 4,500 soldiers, but they only have heavy equipment for three or four of these brigades.
Lieutenant Colonel/Head of Department Bali Yedstebo. Photo: Terje Pedersen/NTB
– There is a debate about how to use the new recruits, says Pále Ydstebo, chief instructor at the Land Forces Department at the Norwegian Military Academy.
The debate revolves around whether these brigades, which have no combat experience, should be used in battle, or whether soldiers should supplement experienced brigades so they can learn from veterans. In any case, Ukrainian veterans need relief, Yedstepo says.
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-If they're lucky, they might get a few months
Earlier this fall, CNN spoke with six Ukrainian officers who said desertion and insubordination were a growing problem. Many of the new recruits, who were forced to participate in the war after the last mobilization, cannot adapt to the harsh conditions on the front lines, he says. CNN.
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– The more soldiers are trained, the more useful they are at the front. If they're lucky, they might get a few months. It also depends on the roles and tasks they have to solve, says Heyer.
Ukrainian forces are under intense pressure in Donetsk, as they are here in Chasiv Yar. Photo: Oleg Petrasyuk/Ukrainian 24th Mechanized Brigade via AP
Recruitment offices look for those who avoid registering, sending more men who do not want to serve into hiding.
– There are of course those who want to return their husbands, sons and other relatives who participated in the war for two years. Therefore, there are many who may be called up and are worried about themselves and their loved ones, but there is still a majority of the population who see no other solution but to continue the war, says Bali Edstebo.
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– Motivation remains high
He points out that what Ukrainians witnessed from the Russian war, the treatment of Ukrainian civilians in Russian-occupied areas, and not least the Russians’ treatment of prisoners of war, means that the will to fight still exists.
– Ukrainian society is tired after two and a half years of continuous war. But the motivation to defend the country remains high, even if the erosion is noticeable.
Tormod Heyer also says that an increasing number of civilians are gradually losing their courage.
But Zelensky is much stronger than Putin when it comes to mobilization because this is a war that the Ukrainians themselves did not choose, that was imposed on them from the outside, and is of existential importance, Heyer says.
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