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- The Kremlin has recognized its defeat in Kharkiv Oblast, the first defeat
Russia has acknowledged in this war. The Kremlin is deflecting blame from
Russian President Vladimir Putin and attributing it instead to his military
advisors.
- The Kremlin is likely seeking to use the defeat in Kharkiv to facilitate crypto
mobilization efforts by intensifying patriotic rhetoric and discussions about
fuller mobilization while revisiting a Russian State Duma bill allowing the
military to send call-ups for the regular semiannual conscription by mail.
Nothing in the Duma bill suggests that Putin is preparing to order general
mobilization, and it is far from clear that he could do so quickly in any case.
- The successful Ukrainian counter-offensive around Kharkiv Oblast is
prompting Russian servicemen, occupation authorities, and milbloggers to panic.
- Russia’s military failures in Ukraine are likely continuing to weaken Russia’s
leverage in the former Soviet Union as Russia appears unwilling to enforce a
violated ceasefire it brokered between Armenia and Azerbaijan or to allow
Armenia to invoke provisions of the Russia-dominated Collective Security
Treaty Organization in its defense.
- Ukrainian troops likely continued ground attacks along the Lyman-Yampil-
Bilohorivka line in northern Donetsk Oblast and may be conducting limited
ground attacks across the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast.
- Russian and Ukrainian sources indicated that Ukrainian forces are continuing
ground maneuvers in three areas of Kherson Oblast as part of the ongoing
southern counter-offensive.
- Russian troops made incremental gains south of Bakhmut and continued
ground attacks throughout Donetsk Oblast.
- Ukrainian forces provided the first visual evidence of Russian forces using
an Iranian-made drone in Ukraine on September 13.
(isw)