Ukraine’s Presidential Office says it cannot rule out the possibility that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could announce a nationwide mobilization campaign following upcoming State Duma elections, as Moscow struggles with mounting battlefield losses and recruitment shortfalls. Brigadier General Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, made the remarks in an interview with Ukrainian broadcaster “24 Kanal.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Asked whether the Kremlin could move toward full-scale mobilization after the vote, Palisa said such a scenario remains possible. “Quite possibly. We do not exclude such a development,” he said. Palisa added that Kyiv is already considering how to respond if Moscow escalates its mobilization efforts. “We do not rule out such a possibility and will react accordingly,” he said, without elaborating on potential countermeasures. Russia has increasingly relied on what Ukrainian officials describe as “hidden mobilization” measures as the war drags on into its fourth year. Western and Ukrainian intelligence assessments have repeatedly pointed to severe Russian personnel losses and difficulties sustaining troop numbers through voluntary recruitment alone. According to Ukrainian intelligence, regional and municipal authorities across Russia have received instructions to compile so-called “volunteer” lists for deployment to the war in Ukraine, amid growing pressure on local governments to meet recruitment quotas.