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​Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence States That russia Tries to Build 2-million Strong Army

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Russia removed from storage hundreds of obsolete armored vehicles, including the T-62 and T-80
Russia removed from storage hundreds of obsolete armored vehicles, including the T-62 and T-80

The Russian federetion plans to build a 2-million strong army through consecutive waves of mobilization including a new wave of mobilization of 500,000 conscripts for the war against Ukraine on January 15

That is according to a statment of the Defense Intelligance of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

"According to estimates by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, the scale of the mobilization measures being carried out by the aggressor country indicates that its leadership plans to create an army with the number of about two million people," the statement reads.

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Russia tries to build 2-million strong army, Defense Express
Russia tries to build 2-million strong army

As Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence states, during the first wave of mobilization, 300,000 people were drafted into the Russian armed forces. After a short training, the mobilized are sent to the area of hostilities in Ukraine.

Ukraine's intelligence does not rule out that the Russian leadership will announce another wave of mobilization in the coming days. Another 500,000 Russians will join the armed forces, which will allow the terrorist country to create strategic reserves. Preparations for the announcement of the next wave of mobilization in Russia are already underway. At the legislative level, changes regulating mobilization are being made to Russian laws. The active preparation of training centers is also underway.

"The scale of the mobilization measures carried out by the aggressor country indicates the plans of its leadership to create an army numbering about two million people," the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine concludes.

Men at a conscription point in Russian-occupied Yalta (Autonomous Republic of Crimea), Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence States That russia Tries to Build 2-million Strong Army, Defense Express
Men at a conscription point in Russian-occupied Yalta (Autonomous Republic of Crimea)

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