They warn of a “serious” shortage of Russian military personnel to fight in Ukraine
Senior US officials have assured that Russia a. will be facing “Serious” shortage of military personnel in UkraineThat’s why he would look for new ways to level up his troops, including using prisoners.
“The Russian army is facing a serious manpower shortage in Ukraine. We believe that the Russian Defense Ministry is trying to recruit contract service members to meet this shortage of personnel.Including forcing wounded soldiers back to war, obtaining personnel from private security companies and giving bonuses to recruits,” a US official told the network. CNN,
This assessment of the United States is based on the degraded intelligence data corroborated in the aforementioned series by two US officials, who have elaborated that Russia is “likely” to start recruiting convicted criminals in Ukraine “in exchange for pardon and financial compensation”.
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin Ukraine signed a decree last week to increase the number of Russian military troops in Ukraine by 137,000, bringing the total number of troops in Ukrainian territory to 1,150,628.
Washington officials believe it is “likely” that Russia will begin recruiting convicted criminals in Ukraine “in exchange for pardon and financial compensation”.
The presidential decree will increase the total number of Russian military personnel to 2,039,758, including 1,150,628 military personnel. Not counting civilian personnel, it represents a 137,000 army increase, which is more than a tenth of the current combat force. An earlier order put the number of troops at 1,902,758 and 1,013,628 fighters respectively in early 2018.
Putin’s decree will come into force from January 1 He did not specify whether the army would strengthen its ranks by recruiting more recruits, increasing the number of volunteer soldiers, or using a combination of both.
The measures, for reasons not explained by the decree, correspond to The offensive that the Russian military has been doing in Ukraine for six months.
The Kremlin has stated that only contract volunteer soldiers participate in “special military operations” in Ukraine, Dismissing claims that it was considering a wider mobilization. Although the Kremlin does not provide official figures, An estimated 80,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded Since the invasion began in late February.
Russian media and non-governmental organizations say that Russian authorities have tried to increase the number of soldiers involved in military action in Ukraine by attracting more volunteers.hiring private military contractor and also present amnesty for some prisoners in exchange for a period of military service.
The latest balance provided by Ukraine of Russian soldiers killed during the war is 41,000.
