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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia on Wednesday, risking a deeply unpopular step that follows a string of humiliating setbacks for his troops nearly seven months after invading Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the first call-up in Russia since World War II and is sure to further fuel tensions with the Western backers of Ukraine, who derided the move as an act of weakness. The move also sent Russians scrambling to buy plane tickets out of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes after Russian authorities tried to recruit more fighters into volunteer battalions and amid reports of widespread recruitment in prisons<\/a>, as the Kremlin has struggled to replenish its troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Russian leader, in a seven-minute televised address to the nation aired Wednesday morning, also warned the West that he isn\u2019t bluffing over using all the means at his disposal to protect Russia\u2019s territory, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to Russia\u2019s nuclear capability. Putin has previously warned the West not to back Russia against the wall and has rebuked NATO countries for supplying weapons to help Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total number of reservists to be called up could be as high as 300,000, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even a partial mobilization is likely to increase dismay, or sow doubt, among Russians about the war in Ukraine. Shortly after Putin\u2019s address, Russian media reported a sharp spike in demand for plane tickets abroad amid an apparent scramble to leave despite exorbitant prices for flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who was asked what had changed since he and others previously said no mobilization was planned, argued that Russia is effectively fighting against NATO because the alliance\u2019s members have been supplying weapons to Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partial mobilization order came a day after Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to hold votes on becoming integral parts of Russia \u2014 a move that could set the stage for Moscow to escalate the war. The referendums will start Friday in the Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ballots are all but certain to go Moscow\u2019s way. Foreign leaders have described the ballots as illegitimate and nonbinding. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said they were a \u201csham\u201d and \u201cnoise\u201d to distract public attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks during a meeting in the Russian Defense Ministry office in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. General Staff chief, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, right, and Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, left, attend the meeting. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Putin\u2019s speech is \u201cdefinitely a sign that he\u2019s struggling, and we know that,\u201d U.S. national security council spokesperson John Kirby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin has suffered tens of thousands of casualties, has command and control issues, terrible troop morale, desertion problems and is \u201cforcing the wounded back (into) the fight,\u201d Kirby said on ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only those with relevant combat and service experience will be mobilized, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. He added about 25 million people fit this criteria but only around 1% of them will be mobilized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another key clause in the decree prevents most professional soldiers from terminating their contracts and leaving service until the partial mobilization is no longer in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin\u2019s announcement came as the U.N. General Assembly<\/a> was taking place in New York. Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 has been the target of broad international criticism<\/a> at the assembly that has kept up intense diplomatic pressure on Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskky is due to address the gathering in a prerecorded address on Wednesday. Putin didn\u2019t travel to New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin\u2019s gambit has a strong element of risk \u2014 it could backfire by making the Ukraine war unpopular at home and hurting his own standing. It also concedes that Russia has underlying military shortcomings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Ukraine counteroffensive launched this month has snatched the military initiative away from Russia, as well as capturing large areas in Ukraine that the Russians once held. The swiftness of the counteroffensive saw Russian forces abandon armored vehicles and other weapons as they beat hasty retreats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesman for Zelenskyy called the mobilization a \u201cbig tragedy\u201d for the Russian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement to The Associated Press, Sergii Nikiforov said conscripts sent to the front line in Ukraine would face a similar fate as ill-prepared Russian forces who were repelled in an attack on Kyiv in the first days of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a recognition of the incapacity of the Russian professional army, which has failed in all its tasks,\u201d Nikiforov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ukrainian servicemen drive atop a tank in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Russian mobilization is unlikely to produce any consequences on the battlefield for months because of a lack of training facilities and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, tweeted that the mobilization is a sign \u201cof weakness, of Russian failure.\u201d British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace echoed that assessment, describing Putin\u2019s move as \u201can admission that his invasion is failing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin said Putin\u2019s announcement smacked of \u201can act of desperation.\u201d He predicted that Russians will resist the mobilization through \u201cpassive sabotage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople will evade this mobilization in every possible way, bribe their way out of this mobilization, leave the country,\u201d Oreshkin told The Associated Press on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement won\u2019t go down well with the general public, Oreshkin said, describing it as \u201ca huge personal blow to Russian citizens, who until recently (took part in the hostilities) with pleasure, sitting on their couches, (watching) TV. And now the war has come into their home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The war in Ukraine, which has killed thousands of people, has driven up food prices worldwide and caused energy costs to soar. It has also brought fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe at Europe\u2019s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine\u2019s now Russia-occupied southeast. Investigations are also underway<\/a> into possible war crimes atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ukrainian servicemen rest at a former Russian position in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Evgeniy Maloletka\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In his address, which was far shorter than previous speeches about the Ukraine war, Putin accused the West of engaging in \u201cnuclear blackmail\u201d and noted \u201cstatements of some high-ranking representatives of the leading NATO states about the possibility of using nuclear weapons of mass destruction against Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t identify who had made such comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo those who allow themselves such statements regarding Russia, I want to remind you that our country also has various means of destruction … and when the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, to protect Russia and our people, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cIt\u2019s not a bluff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin said he has already signed the decree for partial mobilization, which starts immediately, and stressed its limited scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are talking about partial mobilization, that is, only citizens who are currently in the reserve will be subject to conscription, and above all, those who served in the armed forces who have a certain military specialty and relevant experience,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoigu also said Wednesday that 5,937 Russian soldiers have died in the Ukraine conflict, far lower than Western estimates that Russia has lost tens of thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vesna opposition movement called for nationwide protests on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThousands of Russian men — our fathers, brothers and husbands — will be thrown into the meat grinder of the war. What will they be dying for? What will mothers and children be crying for?\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet it was unclear how many would protest given Russia\u2019s harsh laws against criticizing the military.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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