Two-Thirds of Putin's Army in Ukraine Lost, Kyiv Figures Say

Prior to Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian Armed Forces had some 900,000 troops. Putin has added more troops to his army since, signing a decree in August 2022 to enlist 137,000 more troops, and 170,000 more in December 2023.

Russia's manpower shortage is reported to be worsening amid a cross-border raid launched by Kyiv on August 6 in Russia's Kursk region, which appears to have caught Moscow off guard.

Kremlin officials are now mulling a fresh mobilization before the end of the year to make up for growing losses, Bloomberg reported on August 13, citing three unnamed sources.

Despite more attractive recruitment bonuses being floated by the Kremlin in recent months, regional Russian officials are on average failing to meet more than a third of their recruitment quotas, one source told the publication.

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-army-troops-war-losses-kursk-incursion-1940951

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