Yhtä hankalaa se on molemmille. Ei Ukrainan armeijaan viime vuotena ole varsinaisesti tunkua ollut. Ja kaikki pakko tuntuu olevan poliittisesti hieman vaarallista. Venäjällä pakko ei välttämättä ole ihan niin suuri susi. Varsinkin jos lihamyllyyn tungetaan "ei niin tärkeitä ihmisiä". Paperillahan Ukrainalla on 1.2M sotilasta ja saman verran reservíssä. Mutta kentällä Ukrainalla on ollut jatkuva alivoima.
An early burst of patriotic fervor saw draft centers swamped with volunteers, but that has waned with Vladimir Putin’s war in its third year.
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" The BBC recently reported that
650,000 Ukrainian men of fighting age have fled the country in the past two years "
"Moscow’s troop strength inside Ukraine currently exceeds 400,000 soldiers, with another 100,000 near Ukrainian territory. Overall Kyiv has around 680,000 active military personnel with around 200,000 on the frontlines; Russia, meanwhile, has 1.2 million, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Ukrainian army general staff said last year they feared Russia could be considering mobilizing 400,000 to 700,000 additional troops.
In December Zelenskyy said 450,000 to 500,000 extra soldiers would be needed to resist Russia in 2024"