Russia is sending tens of thousands of ill-trained and ill-equipped soldiers to the front lines of the war in the eastern part of Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. military official.
The Russians have sustained roughly “180,000 dead or wounded soldiers” during their 11-month-long war in Ukraine, a senior European general said recently, though they have been able to replenish their ranks in eastern Ukraine through the vast number of reserve forces, but their training is suspect at best.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced last week that Russia will expand the size of its military to roughly 1.5 million between now and 2026, though it's not entirely clear the current manpower total. Ukrainian leaders are pressing their Western allies for more security aid, specifically tanks, ahead of a possible renewed Russian offensive in the coming weeks.
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