Ukraine society has become polarized by mobilization. Almost no one is covering this in English speaking social media, but that’s topic # 1 in Ukraine. The implication are huge: Ukrainians will either unify even more or there will be polarization

This is what’s happening 1/

The army has asked for 400-500K new recruits. The reason - many people mobilized in the beginning of the invasion have been serving non-stop, but they need a break, at least a rotation. 2/

There are also losses - killed and wounded, but they are much smaller than those of the Russian military and also the numbers generally believed by the public 3/

President Zelensky, has made this number public in a press conference in the late December. 4/