Russia is preparing to mobilise 500 thousand additional recruits, Ukraine says

Ukraine's military intelligence has confirmed that Russia will order mobilisation of up to 500,000 recruits in January, in addition to 300,000 calling in October another visible sign that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of ending the war.

Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine's deputy chief of military intelligence, said Ukraine believed the recruits would be part of a Russian offensive range during spring and summer in the country's east and south, reports The Guardian, broadcast the Express newspaper.

Russia has denied that it is preparing a second wave of mobilization, with Putin saying last month it was meaningless “to talk about a new call, claiming only half of those already mobilised had been sent to Ukraine.

Russian officials, including Putin, earlier denied plans that they would order a mobilization before eventually declaring a partial “mobile” in September.