Russia got troubles: Military expert reveals why Putin increased army size
Russia's leader Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty Images)
Military-political expert of the "Information Resistance" group Oleksandr Kovalenko shared this in a comment to RBC-Ukraine, states that the increase in the size of the Russian army by dictator Vladimir Putin indicates the aggressor's problems in the war against Ukraine. This is because the enemy lacks manpower, which it is trying to use to compensate for the shortage of equipment.
According to the expert, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, these actions have become a tradition, as the Russians regularly increase the overall size of their army because they lack the necessary manpower.
"This exclusively emphasizes that they are facing difficulties in the war with Ukraine because they lack human resources, which are becoming the main focus as their equipment supplies dwindle," Kovalenko said.
The expert explained that the enemy is now experiencing a more significant shortage of equipment. Therefore, they are trying to compensate for each piece of equipment with increased human resources. This is why the Russians are increasing the size of their army.
"In the future, the Russian army will become a large marching battalion, mostly consisting of infantry with very little equipment. They almost have no production left now, just some restoration efforts, but no real production," Kovalenko explained.
He added that Russia wants to mobilize more people, but "people are not joining."
"Even now, they are offering 2 million rubles to recruit volunteers. They are facing mobilization problems, and in the future, this will become a more repressive format because no one wants to join their army," Kovalenko concluded.
Putin increases the size of the Russian Army
Today, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin increased the size of the Russian army by 180,000 soldiers. Russian propaganda outlets circulated the corresponding decree.
Thus, the official size of the Russian army has been increased to 2.389 million people, of which 1.5 million are military personnel.
It is worth recalling that Putin last increased the army's size in December 2023. At that time, it reached 2.209 million, including 1.3 million military personnel. The Russian Ministry of Defense then explained this increase by citing "growing threats" to Russia connected with the so-called "Special Military Operation" and the expansion of NATO.
Before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of military personnel in the Russian army barely exceeded 1 million.
It is also worth noting that, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russian losses in Ukraine have amounted to approximately 634,860 people.
