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2024-03-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Former CIA chief Petraeus: Ukraine does not have enough people on the front line

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Posted by badanov 2024-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [42 views ] Top

#1 Pentagon stares down "drone swarm" threat

Posted by Skidmark 2024-03-18 07:09|| 2024-03-18 07:09|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2024-03-18 11:13|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2024-03-18 12:09|| Front Page Top

#4 The Underachiever: Ukraine's Economy Since 1991 [to 2012]

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-18 12:22|| 2024-03-18 12:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2024-03-18 12:43|| Front Page Top

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