Ukraine already mobilizes up to 30,000 people per month — two to three times more than in the winter and approximately as much as the Russian Federation calls into the ranks of its army monthly, reports the American newspaper The New York Times, citing sources, as quoted by Focus.
"Ukrainian authorities have refused to share recruitment figures, citing the fact that this information is confidential. Three military experts familiar with these figures said that since May, when the new law on mobilization came into effect, Kiev has been mobilizing up to 30,000 people a month, the publication said.
This is two to three times more than in recent winter months and about as much as the Russian military calls out monthly.
According to sources who requested anonymity, the mobilization has not yet led to a significant increase in Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.
Many conscripts are still completing their training and have not yet been sent to the front. And some of the recruits are physically unfit for combat, members of the Ukrainian units note.
However, several brigades deployed on the battlefield have reported an increase in the number of recruits filling them in recent weeks. Their hope is that the troop influx will help Ukraine stabilize its front lines in the summer.
Nazar Voytenkov, commander of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade, said last Friday that his unit had "received more reinforcements this month” than at the beginning of the year.
Lieutenant Serhiy Skibchik, commander of the 65th Brigade, which is fighting in southern Ukraine, added: "The situation is somewhat improving compared to the end of 2023, when there was an acute shortage of people.
Franz-Stefan Gadi, an Austrian military analyst who recently returned from field research in Ukraine, said large numbers of conscripts would arrive on the battlefield in the coming weeks. Before that happens, he expects Russian troops to "make another big push” and try to break through the Ukrainian lines.