Bratchuk explained whether 600 thousands of mobilized Russians will appear at the front by the end of the year and what threat they actually pose

Spokesman of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, Serhiy Bratchuk, believes that a portion of the 600 thousand newly mobilized Russians will actually appear on the front. This will happen by the end of 2026 year, though not immediately and not in full volume. According to him, the Kremlin has already prepared the infrastructure to deploy recruits into battle, and the most hazardous directions remain the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia directions.

Bratchuk stated this on the Kyiv24 channel. The military expert stressed that the quality of training for the new Russian draftees will not meet the realities of modern combat. Bratchuk explained that Russia is already handling the technical side of the issue, preparing the conditions for the appearance of mobilized troops at the front. At the same time, he expressed hope that the level of combat training of these people will remain low.

"Firstly, Russia has prepared all the infrastructure for these so-called new recruits to appear on the battlefield. Obviously, I hope their training quality will not correspond to modern realities of combat," he emphasized.

The UDA spokesman added that the Ukrainian command is already taking into account the possible appearance of new Russian forces in its plans.

"Secondly, having this information, I am confident that headquarters of various levels are planning our response using those units that operate on these directions. And the most relevant directions are Donetsk and, to add, Zaporizhzhia as well," Bratchuk noted.

The Kremlin is preparing a new wave of mobilization for breakthroughs on the front.

The topic of 600 thousand mobilized appeared after a statement by the commander of the Azov group of troops, Denys Prokopenko, at the Yalta European Strategy conference. He explained that in summer Russian forces failed to advance and could not capture Dobropillya. Therefore in autumn, with worsening weather, the occupiers plan to shift from infantry assaults to deep mechanized breakthroughs.

According to his assessment, a hidden mobilization by the Kremlin has already begun, and it will become open after the elections. Part of the new forces, the Russian command plans to deploy near the borders of Sumy and Chernihiv regions, adding risks for Ukraine's northern regions.

Earlier Informator reported that Russians in temporarily occupied territories are forcibly mobilizing Ukrainians, deploying new military commissariats and even calling 17-year-old teenagers. Medical workers, educators, and utility workers have come under particular targeting.

We also wrote that President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia is mobilizing a large number of people and effectively turning them into cannon fodder, since the country that commits terrorism does not count its own losses.

Additionally, Informator wrote about how Ukrainians ridiculed the propaganda stunt ‘Immortal Regiment’ that Russians staged in the Democratic Republic of Congo, inviting locals to demonstrate support for the war.