A new mobilization may be announced in Russia this fall due to the dire situation at the front, the failure of the winter-spring offensive, and heavy losses, said Andrei Gurulev, a Duma deputy and former member of the Defense and Security Committee. “Right now, behind the scenes and in high offices, there is active discussion about the need for a new large-scale mobilization,” he wrote on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Informed people say that a fundamental decision on this matter has already been made, and it will take place this fall,” Gurulev added. According to him, Russia’s winter-spring campaign has not produced the results “we all expected.” “It is early summer, and the advance has essentially stalled. The Special Military Operation (SMO) has finally turned into a brutal stalemate,” the Duma member wrote. He argued that such a decision, however, “will not lead to a breakthrough” unless the issue of Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) drones is addressed. According to him, drones are “taking apart infantry” on the approaches, preventing assault groups from “raising their heads” and “literally overwhelming” both the front line and the immediate rear. “People are needed at the front, but let’s be honest: if we simply recruit men and send them to the front lines without solving the problem of enemy drones, it will not lead to any breakthrough. We will simply see a multiple increase in casualties.”