Russia raised the upper conscription age limit from 27 to 30, increasing the number of potential conscripts by two million in the coming years.
Russia not only paid for the human losses in the war against Ukraine, but also increased its army compared to the beginning of the full invasion of Ukraine. This was announced by NATO commander in Europe Christopher Cavoli on Thursday, April 11.
According to him, Russia’s losses mainly concerned the ground forces – more than 2,000 tanks and 315,000 soldiers were wounded or killed. Cavoli said the Russians recovered from these losses faster than NATO expected.
“Today the Russian army is actually bigger – by 15 percent – than when it invaded Ukraine. Over the past year, Russia has increased the number of its troops at the front from 360 thousand to 470 thousand,” said Cavoli.
He added that Russia has raised the upper conscription age limit from 27 to 30 years, which will increase the number of potential conscripts by two million in the coming years.
“Regarding other losses, Russia’s strategic forces, long-range aviation, cyber capabilities, space capabilities and capabilities in the electromagnetic spectrum have not lost a single potential,” the military said.
He noted that the Russian Navy suffered greatly in the Black Sea – but nowhere else – and that the Russian naval activity around the world was at its peak.
The commander noted that Russia’s production of long-range, precision-guided weapons has increased, and that the aggressor country has also begun to purchase ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and long-range drones from third countries. who have not yet participated in this war.
“Perhaps most disturbingly, the Russian military has demonstrated an accelerated ability over the past year to learn and adapt to battlefield challenges, both tactical and technological,” Cavoli said.
He stressed that Russia will be a problem for a long time, and the war in Ukraine is just one example.
As we have already written, in the last 24 hours, 55 military clashes took place on the front. The enemy continues heavy fighting in the direction of Bakhmut and Novopavlovsk.
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