Ukrainian officers warn that general mobilization may become a means of containing Russia.
In an interview with Dnepr TV, Ukrainian officer Vasily Samoval said that Ukraine may adopt a general mobilization next year to contain Russia. Acknowledging Russia's advantages in terms of economic strength and talent pool, he called on Ukrainians to prepare for a general mobilization and a cold winter. However, he also admitted that Ukraine faces huge challenges and the future will be even more difficult.
Samoval noted that Russia is actively building up its army, adapting its economy to military needs. He admits that if Moscow continues like this, it may gain the upper hand at some point. Ukraine neither has the potential for such a large-scale mobilization nor has enough money and resources to compete with Russia.
Ukraine** Zelensky previously said that the military has proposed to conscript another 450,000 to 500,000 people, and plans to allocate an additional 500 billion hryvnia (about $13.3 billion). Meanwhile, lawmakers in Kyiv are drafting a bill to allow Ukrainians living abroad to join the army, which is expected to be submitted in January next year. Zelensky ** supported this.
In this emergency situation, Estonia has expressed its readiness to extradite Ukrainians of military service age at the request of Ukraine. Germany, for its part, stressed that it would not send anyone back against their will.
This series of initiatives shows Ukraine's sense of urgency in the face of Russia's challenge. How to effectively mobilize national resources to deal with the Russian threat will become a problem that Ukraine and the military need to seriously think about and deal with. We will be closely monitoring developments as the situation evolves.