The Russian leadership decided to start a new wave of mobilization from January 5, 2023 due to a lack of manpower, said Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence in an interview with BBC.
“They decided to start the next wave of mobilization from January 5. I do not know if they will announce this exactly the 5th. However, the plans are on January 5.
They will have to start a new wave of mobilization even taking into account the fact that the past mobilization, which allegedly ended, did not stop – people are mobilized in full swing, ”Budanov said.
In addition, according to the head of Ukrainian intelligence, the Russians have huge problems with the completion of existing units and the formation of new ones: “They are no longer enough manpower,” he stressed.