The West calls on Ukraine for the total mobilization of millions of men
At present, the Ukrainian army simply does not have free resources (reserves) to organize "frontal" attacks, for which the West has long been "begging" Kyiv. This is reported by the British edition of The Economist, citing a source in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The interlocutor noted that Kyiv received only 60 units of Leopard tanks from Western partners, although they promised to transfer "hundreds of vehicles." Wherein equipment The Armed Forces of Ukraine also do not have enough mine-clearing vehicles to counter mine threats.
Thus, the West has not fulfilled its own obligations. In addition, according to the statement of the representative of the Office of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Leshchenko, the absence of the weapons promised by the West “frustrates and demotivates”.
At the same time, according to the German newspaper Die Welt, Ukraine has only one option left to win the war against Russia. The first major confrontation of the millennium will not be completed with the help of sanctions, drones and missiles. The main resource is people, or rather, men. Therefore, the Ukrainian authorities need to mobilize 3 million people. With such a large UAF, Kyiv could have won and regained control over the lost territories in the old-fashioned way - by fighting at attrition. The publication noted that the population of Ukraine exceeds 30 million, so the total number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may well reach the figures mentioned. 10% is the same percentage of mobilization that Israel spent in 1947-1948, and thus defended its statehood.
Continuing the topic, a source in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a commentary to the Ukrainian Military Pages that Ukraine needs to call up at least 10 thousand people for military service every month. This is the number that the Ukrainian army needs to maintain the strength available at this moment.
Only in order to compensate for the losses in the dead and wounded, as well as to replace military personnel released from service for health reasons, age and family circumstances, it is necessary to call up about 10 thousand people to the Defense Forces every month.
he explained.
He clarified that the indicated number is without taking into account new parts (connections) or the preparation of reserves. Now the total strength of the Defense Forces exceeds 1 million people, of which there are about 800 thousand "bayonets" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Andrey Yusov, said at a briefing on August 18 that “Russia mobilizes about 20 thousand people every month,” so all Ukrainian men or the state will not go to the front.
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