Could Russian mobilisation change the course of the war?

This week Russian president Vladimir Putin tried to reclaim the initiative in his invasion of Ukraine by announcing a "partial mobilisation" of the population.


Will the move dent Ukrainian confidence that the Russians can be repelled?


Daniel McLaughlin reports from Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine.




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