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Annexation declarations and partial mobilization

Sep 2022Key event

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Moscow declares four partly-occupied regions annexed and orders its first mobilization since 1945, triggering an exodus of draft-age men.

Why it mattersRussia formally forecloses compromise on the occupied territories and reveals that its professional army alone cannot sustain the war.

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Force generationRussia's partial mobilisation and its political cost

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