Thread by @russia_watcher

*Do Russians support general mobilization?* Since early June, we've regularly asked respondents to what extent they'd support a general mobilization in 🇷🇺 to advance the "special military operation" in 🇺🇦. On avg, ~20% of Russians would support gen. mob., while ~80% oppose. 1/

Men and women tend to show similarly low levels of support for general mobilization: ~22% of women and ~19% of men either "fully support" or "generally support" the policy. 2/

But we see striking differences across age groups: ~39% of respondents aged 18-24 support gen. mob., while a mere 11% of respondents >54 y.o. do. This is surprising, given that younger ppl (men in particular) wld be more likely to be affected by mass conscription. 3/

Amidst speculation that 🇷🇺 might take drastic measures to increase its forces in 🇺🇦 in light of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Kremlin has denied any plans to declare mobilization: themoscowtimes.com/2022/09/13/rus…. 4/

Expect further insights in the coming days on Russian views abt increasing the size of the 🇷🇺 military. As always, check out our website for more findings: russiawatcher.com. END/