He attempt to bolster his war effort has only embarrassed the dictator after the number of those fleeing Russia matched the amount of soldiers drafted.
Putin
he attempt to galvanise his invasion of Ukraine with a partial military mobilisation has backfired, after just as many Russians flee to neighbouring Kazakhstan as have been drafted into the army. The Kremlin’s defence minister today claimed that over 200,000 people have been drafted into Russia’s armed forces since Putin escalated his illegal invasion by calling for a partial mobilisation of the country’s military. However, what might have been an impressive figure is marred by the fact that a higher number of Russians have fled to Kazakhstan and other neighbouring countries in the same period of time. The embarrassing figures may sully the political capital Putin gained from calling the partial mobilisation, which experts suggested he may have done to satiate increasing pressure from nationalist Russian commentators demanding more success in Ukraine.
he attempt to bolster his war effort has only embarrassed the dictator after the number of those fleeing Russia matched the amount of soldiers drafted.