Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said that Moscow is preparing to announce mobilization in Russia on May 9. He stated this during an interview with NV.

" - Now the Federal Reserve has begun to check what they actually have and calculate what they can give out on mobilization orders. This is an absolutely necessary step before the real mobilization begins."

The head of intelligence also noted that the Kremlin does not have time to achieve any success in the Donbas until May 9.

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