For the third time since the beginning of the war of aggression against Ukraine, the number of Russian troops is being increased. According to a corresponding decree of the Kremlin, the number of personnel should amount to about 2.4 million as of December.
Of these, 1.5 million are said to be active soldiers. Last December, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the target number of troops in the armed forces to 2.2 million people, including 1.33 million soldiers. At the start of the war in 2022, the number of soldiers in Russia was just over a million. For comparison, the new target would mean a 50 percent increase in troops.
According to reports, the additional need for personnel will be covered by volunteers. In September 2022, Putin, faced with several defeats in the war, ordered a partial mobilization, which led to discontent in Russia and the hasty departure of many young men.
Russia has been waging war against Ukraine for over two and a half years now. To date, Moscow has not achieved its declared war aims. The Kremlin is currently rejecting negotiations with Kiev. The reason given is that Ukrainian troops are now also on Russian territory.
Kazakh President: “Russia is militarily invincible”
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Schomart Tokayev made people sit up on Monday with a remark about the Russian military during a visit by German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz. “Further escalation of the war will lead to irreparable consequences for all of humanity and first of all for all countries directly involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. “It is a fact that Russia is militarily invincible,” Tokayev said.
According to Tokayev, there is still “a possibility of achieving peace”. According to him, all peace plans should be examined and hostilities should be stopped. The territorial disputes could then be resolved.
Source: Krone
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