The replacement of Sergei #Shoigu with Andrei Belousov as Russia's defense minister strongly suggests that Putin is taking significant steps to mobilize the Russian economy and military-industrial complex - particularly to support the ongoing war in Ukraine and possibly prepare for a future confrontation with #NATO, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-12-2024