Russia is preparing to mobilise 500,000 personnel in the coming autumn, with plans to send some conscripts to the eastern front within weeks of training, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday.

Moscow plans to mobilize 500,000 personnel this autumn, aiming to deploy some to the eastern front within weeks and train others for a potential new offensive direction.

Russia says it has trained more than 140,000 reservists and is expanding the use of robotic combat systems as it adapts its military strategy amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The…