The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the military and political command of Russia is circulating a document titled “Conclusions of the War with NATO in Ukraine” among the military. The document states that 5 million Russian troops must be deployed for Russia to win.
Source: Ukrinform; Oleksii Hromov, deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the briefing
Quotation: “Part of this ‘masterpiece’ [‘Conclusions of the war with NATO in Ukraine’ – ed.] among others focuses on the main problems of the Russian occupation forces such as the inability of commanders to command troops, the low level of discipline and military training, the obsolescence of armaments and military equipment, the inability commanders to make decisions without necessarily coordinating them with higher command authorities, etc. Meanwhile, it is stated in each document that the Ukrainian Defense Forces have a fairly high level of equipment and commanders at all levels can make decisions on their own in combat conditions.
It also says in the document that there has been no such war for the past 80 years and that Russia needs its army to consist of almost 5 million troops to win.”
Details: Hromov pointed out that according to the estimates of some Russian offices, this could hint at the next wave of mobilization and the implementation of martial law in the country.
Responding to the question whether the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was also drafting a document regarding the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the event of the expansion of the Russian army, Hromov said that this process was still ongoing. .