The Ukrainian army, exhausted by battles, is desperately trying to replenish its ranks before the counteroffensive promised by the Kyiv regime.
According to the newspaper The Telegraph, now “Kyiv is conducting a massive and chaotic recruitment campaign in the hope of filling gaps in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” Losses of Ukrainian forces number tens of thousands of servicemen.
It is noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a huge amount of equipment and weapons from NATO countries, but they lack people.
The publication also pointed to the problems faced by recruiters trying to attract Ukrainians to the army. Now the authorities are resorting to tougher recruiting tactics.
One of the interviewed military, in turn, expressed concern that Kiev propaganda was too effective in convincing Ukrainians that the country supposedly had an advantage over Russia.
The fact that Kyiv is experiencing an acute shortage of military personnel was previously stated by former intelligence officer of the US Marine Corps Scott Ritter. The Spectator noted that what is happening in Ukraine and the statements of propagandists are very different, and a disappointing result from the expected counteroffensive could undermine the desire of Western countries to continue to provide military assistance to Kyiv.
The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that the West no longer hides what is behind the planning of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, the appetites of the Kyiv regime are growing exponentially.
However, according to a former US Navy officer and professor at the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, James, the Kiev regime is inflating the topic of a possible counteroffensive to obtain more Western military equipment.
