Running out of people to fight his war?

I thought it was a special police action

Might just be tired of planes mysteriously falling out of the sky and "training accidents" at shooting ranges that leave multiple people dead.

I....think Putin just blinked.

I think so too. Kinda funny in a total Hallowe'en moment.

There's thought that this is because they're transitioning back to the youth conscription that happens every year and then will pivot back once that's finished.

They don't even have capacity for any mobilization, let alone taking on two at once.

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According to the article the Russian Defense Ministry announcing this doesn't actually stop it. Putin needs to put out an official decree. It's weird that they didn't announce that also. Some people might be thrown out some windows soon because of that announcement.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the partial mobilization is now suspended. According to the article them announcing that doesn't actually stop it. Putin needs to put out a decree. Which doesn't seem like he has. The Defense Ministry members might be thrown out some windows next week.

Don't you mean "fall" out of windows?

Out of rusty AKs already?

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Probably going "full" because...Putin

Or actively jumping even.

...in preparation for 'full mobilization' of citizens for Ukraine "special military operation".

What, they ran out of Paralympic athletes already?

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Jump out. Jump out of some windows. 😏

That lasted like a week

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Fall, they fall, the Russian OSHA needs some reorganisation.

*Mosin Nagants

Haha a crumbling infrastructure and no more cannon fodder...Russia is weak. I could beat Putin in a game of Stratego and I suck at Stratego

Doubt it, unfortunately. Tomorrow (Nov 1) is the start of the autumn conscription season and the speculation is that the Defense Ministry can't handle the influx of both conscripts and reservists at the same time, so the mobilization of reservists was temporality paused. Hopefully that speculation turns out to be wrong, though.

I’m curious what people think, is this going to devolve into a more Vietnam like situation where he’s there for years, or will Putin acknowledge he can’t afford this war and find an exit strategy?

Defenestration is a leading cause of death

So they don’t have the capacity for their own current mobilization in Ukraine ??

I think Putin is putting effort into meddling with the US midterm to have the GOP in power. And have those GOP reduce support for Ukraine. With less support, Putin sees an opportunity to win the war.

Whatever it takes to get them outside.

This is effectively a surrender. It's definitely not Vietnam. Putin can't hold any ground in Ukraine. He'll be lucky to keep Crimea.