On 21 September 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” of military reservists in Russia after facing setbacks in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and signed the corresponding decree No. 647 “On the Declaration of Partial Mobilization in the Russian Federation”. The decision was made shortly after the successful Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast and a day after the announcement of referendums on the accession of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.In his speech, Putin stated that “partial mobilization” was suggested to him by the Ministry of Defense and General Staff of the Armed Forces. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that Russia has a “huge mobilization reserve” and plans to mobilize 300,000.While reports have emerged that the reservists are being pushed into the conflict without proper training and equipment, these additional men could potentially help the Kremlin to hold ground which it has been losing at a very fast pace in the last few weeks.To mitigate this the US seems to have provided specific ammunition for HIMARS which was not earlier seen on the battlefield.In this video Defense Updates analyzes why the newly provided M30A rocket for HIMARS could lead to catastrophe for Russian forces?#DefenseUpdates #himars #ukrainerussiawar