Zelenskyy reveals size of Ukrainian Defense Forces
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the number of Ukrainian troops in an interview with the German TV channel ARD. According to him, it is about 880 thousand.
"...We have 880 thousand. We have a million-strong army. And at the same time, we have 30 million people now, 30 million people are working now, and maybe even a little more. I cannot say the exact number," Zelensky says.
At the same time, the head of state clarifies that today it is not known exactly how many people have left since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war, naming a figure in the range of 6.5-7.5 million.
"So we are talking about all the people who are in Ukraine. And they all defend Europe and the world. Absolutely. At their workplaces," Zelenskyy adds.
Size of Defense Forces in Ukraine
The former Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, while in office, stated that the security and defense sector was provided by about 1 million people in various structures. As he said in the summer of 2022, 700,000 people were mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the same time, in December 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the number of the Land Forces of Ukraine. According to him, almost 600,000 soldiers of various branches of the Armed Forces are fighting in the Land Forces.
