In a major development in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during his annual year-end press conference in December that 617,000 Russian soldiers had participated in combat operations in the country. This was followed by a major ground offensive launched by Moscow in May in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. Russia has been criticized for avoiding discussions of its casualties in the conflict, which it refers to as a “special military operation” rather than a war. Despite this, Western intelligence agencies estimate that the actual Russian death toll is much higher than the official number of Ukrainian military casualties reported by Russia since September 2022, which stands at 5,937.
While Russia has a numerical advantage on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has acknowledged challenges with recruitment and morale among Ukrainian forces. However, there have been instances where Ukrainian forces have outperformed Russian troops in terms of equipment, particularly in Kyiv. To address recruitment issues, the Ukrainian government has taken steps such as lowering the minimum conscription age and imposing harsher penalties for draft evasion.
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