Popov is expected to lead one of the Storm-Z detachments, a front-line assault group largely composed of convicts and known for high casualty rates, Kommerstant's source in security services claimed.
#Russia can mobilize 5 million troops who have undergone military service and training, while its overall mobilization capacity is as many as 20 million, #Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-has-capacity-to-mobilize-5-million-trained-troops-syrskyi-says/
Intercepted calls released by #Ukraine's military intelligence suggest a Russian commander losing his temper and ordering his soldiers to shoot at their own comrades in a neighbouring unit.
#Putin on Monday ordered the conscription of 160,000 men by July 15, an increase from previous drafts as Moscow seeks to expand its military ranks.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/31/putin-increases-spring-conscription-target-to-160k-a88551
#Ukraine's Air Force struck a concentration of Russian military personnel in Kondratovka, Kursk Oblast, killing up to 30 Russian soldiers, the General Staff reported on March 25.
#Russia is increasing financial incentives for military recruits due to a severe shortage of new volunteers, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence reported on March 23.
In the winter of 2022–2023, an armed unit operated in the Kherson region of #Ukraine for several months, striking fear into Russian career officers. It was also Russian, but loyal only to Senior Sergeant, ex-mercenary Dmitry Mayborodin, call sign “May”.
Russian forces in the Kharkiv sector of the front line have suffered more irrecoverable losses than wounded over the past month, Volodymyr Degtyaryov, spokesperson for #Ukraine's "Khartia" brigade, said on March 4.
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Ukrainian military intelligence indicated that about 620,000 Russian soldiers are operating in #Ukraine and Kursk Oblast, an increase of about 40,000 personnel compared to late 2024.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-3-2025
Russian soldiers appear to be using horses and donkeys to transport supplies to and from the front lines in #Ukraine as high losses and insufficient production have created acute equipment shortages.
During the month of February, Ukrainian forces destroyed the largest number of Russian vehicles since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to #Ukraine's Defense Ministry.
losses of #Russia in the war against #Ukraine
Development of average losses since the beginning of the war - all categories
#RussianArmy #UkranianArmy #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineKrieg
source: @DefenceU
Russian troops have been bogged down near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Viktor Trehubov, a spokesperson for #Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Feb. 27.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-troops-bogged-down-near-pokrovsk-ukrainian-military-claims/
RFE/RL has obtained exclusive hospitalization records, revealing the true scale of #Russia’s war casualties.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-wounded-database-hospital/33323265.html
Russia ‘planning major Ukraine offensive’ and fears Putin eyeing Norway land grab | World | News https://www.byteseu.com/768493/ #Arctic #Belarus #Kharkiv #Kremlin #Kursk #Norway #Pokrovsk #Putin #Russia #RussiaUkrainePeaceTalks #RussianArmy #Ukraine
The Russian military is sending wounded troops on crutches back to the frontlines to fight, and redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles, as it struggles with growing manpower issues, according to videos and testimony obtained by CNN.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/22/europe/russia-wounded-troops-frontline-latam-intl/index.html
Outside of #Ukraine, a much-larger multi-national land force could be based on #NATO's eastern border. If necessary, it would be able to protect the European troops inside #Ukraine.
PM #Starmer also said that this operation will need a "#US backstop," so #Russia wouldn't attack again. It could include #US fighter jets stationed in #Romania and #Poland, ready to respond to any future #RussianArmy aggression.
losses of #Russia in the war against #Ukraine
men, logistics
#RussianArmy #UkranianArmy #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineKrieg
source: @DefenceU
Couldn’t the #russianarmy just go home? You know, give Ukraine its land back? And peace would return? #imasimpleman #justathought
It’s Russian Men Against Ukrainian Machines on the Battlefields in #Ukraine
'Desperately short of infantry, Kyiv is using aerial drones to pick off Russian infantry. It’s slowing, but not stopping, the Russian advance.'
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