The setbacks have badly dented the image of a powerful Russian military and added to the tensions surrounding an ill-planned mobilization.Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War Hong Kong nixes US sanctions on Russian-owned superyacht Poll: Majority in US see relations with adversaries souring Ohio Senate debate with Ryan, Vance descends into attacks Phillips P. O’Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews, predicted more Russian failures in Kherson, noting that it’s “hard to stabilize a line when your logistics are stretched, your troops are exhausted and your opponent is much, much smarter.” Pressed against the wide river and suffering severe supply shortages, Russian troops face a looming defeat that could set the stage for a potential Ukrainian push to reclaim control of the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014.MILITARY SHORTAGES AND COMMAND WOES Military reporters and bloggers embedded with Russian troops in Ukraine have painted a bleak picture of an ill-equipped and poorly organized force under incompetent command.KREMLIN CALLS UP MORE TROOPS, ANNEXES TERRITORY Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to the Ukrainian counteroffensive by ordering a partial military mobilization, which aims to round up at least 300,000 reservists to beef up forces along the 1,000-kilometer front line in Ukraine.At the start of the invasion, Ukraine declared a sweeping mobilization, with a goal of forming a 1 million-member military."