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Russia's recruitment system nears breaking point, forcing debate over forced mobilization

As Russian battlefield gains slow and recruitment drive falters, Ukraine is warning that the Kremlin may finally reach for the measure it has long resisted — a forced mobilization. According to Kyiv, Moscow is preparing to call up tens of thousands of fresh soldiers to offset its climbing battlefield losses. But analysts believe Russia would only take that gamble in case of an imminent front-line collapse, or a sweeping pivot to a war economy — one that could signal preparations to push the co

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on May 21, 2026.

About Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is Europe's largest nuclear plant with six reactors generating 5,700 megawatts capacity, located in Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine’s south. Russian forces seized the plant on March 4, 2022, during the first days of the full-scale invasion, and continue to occupy the plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency maintains a permanent presence monitoring nuclear safety amid ongoing attacks.

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