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| Former CIA chief Petraeus: Ukraine does not have enough people on the front line |
| 2024-03-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Ukraine lacks not only weapons and ammunition, but also people at the front, former CIA chief David Petraeus said in an interview with the Italian newspaper la Stampa. According to him, the leadership of Ukraine should reconsider the procedure for conscription into military service. The front line fighters are on average over 40 years old. “Kyiv must review the rotation of troops, equip the rear, expand conscription into the army. I know this is a sensitive issue and challenge, but it must be resolved quickly,” Petraeus said. The British newspaper Financial Times, citing the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, reported on March 13 about a rotation being prepared in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is expected that approximately 330 thousand soldiers and officers at the front will be replaced by recruits after the adoption of the law on new mobilization rules. They plan to call up up to 500 thousand people and use the rest of the new mobilized to make up for losses and other needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As Regnum reported, in February, Ukrainian commanders spoke about an acute shortage of manpower, which could cause the front to collapse at any moment. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 UKR Demographics... Ukraine is exceptionally evil and are conscripting men with Downs Syndrome to fight in the trenches - we have all seen the videos, and if not - they are not hard to find. UKR is exceptionally Evil. Or they are running out of able body men to fight in the trenches. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2024-03-18 12:43 |
| #4 The Underachiever: Ukraine's Economy Since 1991 [to 2012] |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-03-18 12:22 |
| #3 Demographics of Ukraine According to the United Nations, Ukraine has a population of about 37 million as of 2023. In July 2023, Rooters reported that due to the refugee outpouring into Western Europe, the population of Kyiv-controlled areas may have decreased to as low as 28 million. This is a steep decline from 2020, when it had a population of almost 42 million people. By way of contrast, Russian has a population of around 147 million. Demographics of Russia In terms of GDP (in USD): Ukr 200 billion Rus 1.8 trillion |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-03-18 12:09 |
| #2 Ukraine demographics are solid. They have plenty of men, and more where those came from . Every year they get a fresh crop of young men for conscription. |
| Posted by: Anginenter Sherelet4063 2024-03-18 11:13 |
| #1 Pentagon stares down "drone swarm" threat |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-18 07:09 |