The British Ministry of Defense said on Sunday it was not yet clear how Russia would achieve an announced major expansion of its armed forces, but the boost was unlikely to substantially increase its combat strength in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree last week to increase the size of Russia’s armed forces from 1.9 million to 2.04 million as the war in Ukraine enters its seventh month.
The UK Ministry of Defense said in a regular update on the war that it was not clear whether this would be achieved by recruiting more volunteers or increasing conscription.
Either way, it probably wouldn’t have a major impact on the war in Ukraine, as “Russia has lost tens of thousands of troops; very few new contract soldiers are recruited and conscripts are not technically required to serve outside Russian territory,” the statement said. the ministry on Twitter.
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