A TRANSITION FROM SPECIAL Military Offensive TO ALL-OUT WAR

A TRANSITION FROM SPECIAL Military Offensive TO ALL-OUT WAR: Implications of the ballot measures in Donbas, Kherson, and Zaporozhie as the conflict escalates from SPECIAL Military Offensive TO ALL-OUT WAR.

In a televised address yesterday morning, Vladimir Putin and Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the partial mobilization of Russia’s army reserves, which would contribute a total of 300,000 soldiers to the military operation in Ukraine. This announcement has been extensively covered by the Western press.