Thursday 22 September 2022 06:17 PM Russian reservists will 'suffer horribly' in Ukraine after Putin mobilisation ... trends now
Russian reservists were today warned they will 'suffer horribly' in Ukraine following Vladimir Putin's mobilisation order.
After being forced onto the back foot by recent Ukrainian advances, the Russian President has called up thousands of extra troops to join his faltering invasion effort.
Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, Armed Forces minister James Heappey described how 'rattled' Mr Putin's action was an acknowledgement of Russia's 'failure'.
The partial mobilisation, which applies to 300,000 military reservists, has forced the Kremlin to conduct a brutal crackdown of protests against the move in Russian cities.
Mr Heappey, who noted how 25,000 Russians have already died during the Ukraine conflict, told MPs that Moscow was now condemning hundreds of thousands more troops to a miserable winter.
'Russian conscripts are going to suffer horribly for the Kremlin’s hubris,' the minister added.
Ex-prime minister Boris Johnson, speaking in the same Commons debate, branded 'weak' Mr Putin as a 'problem gambler' taking greater risks because he is 'terrified of losing.
The former premier highlighted how the price of one-way plane tickets from Moscow to South Africa rocketed yesterday because potential Russian conscripts 'have no desire to be sacrificed on the altar of his (Mr Putin's) ego'.
At one point, Mr Johnson misspoke and thanked the 'inspirational leadership of Vladimir Putin' before quickly correcting himself and saying Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called up thousands of extra troops to join his faltering invasion effort
Armed Forces minister James Heappey described how 'rattled' Mr Putin's action was an acknowledgement of Russia's 'failure'
Ex-PM Boris Johnson branded 'weak' Mr Putin as a 'problem gambler' taking greater risks because he is 'terrified of losing
The Russian President's announcement of partial mobilisation was accompanied by fresh
