Why mobilization? Because Russia wanted a short, cheap war - analysis
Moscow’s desire to fight the war on the cheap is illustrated by its unwillingness to commit most of its armed forces.
Ukrainian service members stand on a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 14, 2022.(photo credit: GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated:
