Get Ready For A 'Special Mobilization'

Defining victory down

As Vladimir Putin’s 9 May deadline for victory looms, the Kremlin is in a tight propaganda spot. They have downplayed the possibility of a formal declaration of war and a national mobilization, but Ukraine is not cooperating with efforts to salvage a victory out of the battles already in progress. Consider some indicators:

• Counterattacks out of Kharkiv i…