Now about 160,000 Russian military are fighting in Ukraine, not including the Russian Guard, the Kremlin plans to increase the group by 90,000, according to GUR.
The decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase the size of the army will not help the invaders in the war in Ukraine, said Vadim Skibitsky, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, on the air of the telethon on Saturday. , August 27.
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According to him, the Russian Federation is trying to solve some issues with this decision.
The first is the rapid increase in the number of military personnel. “But according to our estimates, this will happen mainly by increasing the number of those liable for military service,” said Skibitsky.
Second, if they can increase the number of conscripts, it will expand the recruitment base for concluding contracts.
Third, Russia is showing Western countries its readiness for possible armed conflict. “Because one million servicemen in the army is a powerful figure that Putin and his entourage talk about,” Skibitsky explained.
According to intelligence data, 160,000 Russian soldiers are now fighting in Ukraine. “And I do not consider the National Guard, which also participates in battles and ensures the occupation regime in the occupied territories,” he said.
The GUR believes they plan to increase the Russian troop pool by another 90,000 people.
“Time is running out. They didn’t get a blitzkrieg. The morale of their military, which is now fighting, is less and less volunteers join the ranks of the RF Armed Forces. In addition, fear has spread to the locals. population of big cities, because no one wants to serve, let alone war,” Skibitsky summarized.
It will be remembered that the other day Putin signed a decree increasing the regular strength of the Russian armed forces by 137 thousand people from January 1, 2023. Read about the consequences of such a decision in the material. Correspondent.net.
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