Putin's military mobilization could prove to be major blunder, expert says

Russian President Vladimir Putin is combating widespread unrest for the first time amid the invasion of Ukraine after ordering an unpopular "partial mobilization."

Koffler's comments come after Putin's partial mobilization, announced last week, stirred widespread chaos in Russia, with reports of Russian men fleeing the country by the thousands and violent demonstrations that the Russian leader had so far been able to avoid during the months-long invasion of Ukraine. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee

Putin's announcement came after Ukrainian forces launched a largely successful counteroffensive that put the Russian military on its heels in several regions, another setback in a war that has rarely gone according to script for Moscow.