Number of Russian troops in Ukraine significantly increases - Commander
Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk, Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Facebook)
The number of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory has significantly increased since 2022. Between 510,000 and 513,000 Russian servicemen are currently stationed in the temporarily occupied territories, citing Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk, the Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to him, the number of Russian occupiers may increase over the year as Russia is bolstering its forces for summer offensives.
"We believe the Russians want to mobilise 100,000 more troops and that they will use these to reinforce their forces already in Ukraine in June and July," he said.
Pavliuk said that Russians are losing up to 30,000 personnel each month due to deaths and injuries.
"We estimate that by the end of the year, the Russians intend to mobilize about another 300,000 soldiers. However, they are losing between 25,000 and 30,000 personnel each month due to deaths and injuries," he said.
Mobilization in Russia
Earlier in the fall, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Russia plans to call up between 400,000 and 700,000 soldiers as part of a new wave of mobilization. This could also affect the temporarily occupied territories in Chechnya and Ukraine.
As previously indicated by Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia continues mobilization efforts for the war against Ukraine. At the time, intelligence services said that over 20,000 individuals are mobilized each month.
Additionally, former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksii Danilov previously said that Russia is attempting to recruit mercenaries from Central Asian countries for the war against Ukraine.
Active mobilization of Russian occupation forces continues in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In particular, miners and prisoners are being mobilized in the occupied Luhansk region.
