Russia Recruiting Volunteers to Fight in Ukraine
Russia Recruiting Volunteers to Fight in Ukraine

Author(s): Filip Bryjka
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ukraine; Russia; fight; volunteers;
Summary/Abstract: Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has refrained from declaring a general mobilisation. It is trying to make up for the high losses of soldiers by, among other things, organising regional recruitment campaigns for volunteers. By the end of August this year, the authorities of the federation’s various entities are expected to have prepared around 34,000 new recruits for the fighting in Ukraine. In all likelihood, Russia will not be able to fully achieve this goal, and the formed battalions will not have significant combat value due to their poor level of training. Thus, they will probably suffer heavy losses, but the increasing number of casualties will not translate into a change in Russian tactics in Ukraine.

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