Russia is experiencing “recruitment and mobilization” problems after suffering mounting troop casualties during the war in Ukraine, while Ukraine’s defense minister expects the “collapse of the Russian Federation” due to the invasion of his country.
More than 37,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine began, Ukraine’s General Staff said Sunday, according to a report posted on Facebook.
According to the New York Times, the Russian military needs more soldiers, and the Russians are already using what some analysts call “covert mobilization” to recruit new troops without resorting to risky national recruitment.
To make up for the troop shortage, the Kremlin is relying on a mix of impoverished ethnic minorities, Ukrainians from separatist regions, mercenaries and National Guard units to fight the war, the newspaper said, and has promised volunteers large cash incentives.
Kamil Galif, an independent Russian analyst and former fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, said: “Russia has a problem with recruitment and mobilization,” adding that Moscow is using all means to recruit more men.
A report published by the New Voice of Ukraine website states: “Russia is intensifying conscription in private military companies and correctional facilities, where prisoners are promised full amnesty if they fulfill their contracts.” had”.
According to “Ukrainian Information”, to solve the shortage of soldiers, “Moscow absorbs Russian prisoners in several correctional centers in the country” and then sends them to the “Wagner” mercenary military training center to prepare them for the war in Ukraine.
According to the Kyiv Post website, Russian forces are suffering from a “lack of equipment and soldiers,” forcing Moscow to “rely on old armored personnel carriers and launch new recruitment campaigns.”
According to “Agence France-Presse”, due to the “operational suspension of Russian ground forces”, Russia has intensified the missile bombardment of several areas in eastern Ukraine.
In this regard, the Southern Ukraine Operations Command said on Monday: “The enemy in our operational zone remains behind the defense lines, does not advance on the ground, has neither the opportunities nor the ability to create new strike groups.” “AFP”.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov revealed in an interview with the British newspaper “The Times” that his country “has mobilized a fighting force equipped with Western weapons to retake its southern territories from Russia.”
He stated that the democratic world is united in the desire of “Russia’s defeat in the war” and added: “This war will be the end of the Russian empire.”
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine predicted “the collapse of the Russian Federation and the formation of several countries in its place” and added: “In the next two years, we will see numerous requests to leave the Russian Federation.”
He continued: Our partners in London, Washington and other capitals of the world are not only investing in us, but they are also investing their people’s expectations in us and, according to The Times, we must win this war together.
Source: Lebanon Debate
