Superb and precise analytical work here::
Sophia @les_politiques
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"#Ukraine's army was undermined by the corruption of its cadres…in the March/April 2014 recall of reservists, 70 percent did not show up for the first session, 80 percent for the second, 90 percent for the third, and 95 percent for the fourth."
https://www.thepostil.com/the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine/
"In Oct/Nov 2017, 70% of conscripts did not show up for the recall campaign. This is not counting suicides & desertions (often over to the autonomists)…Young Ukrainians refused to fight in the Donbass & preferred emigration, which explains…partially the demographic deficit"
"The Ukrainian Ministry of Def turned to #NATO to help make its armed forces more 'attractive.' I was asked by NATO to participate in a program to restore the image of the Ukrainian armed forces. But this is a long-term process and the Ukrainians wanted to move quickly." #Ukraine
"So, to compensate for the lack of soldiers, the Ukrainian gov resorted to paramilitary militias. They are essentially composed of foreign mercenaries, often extreme right-wing militants. In 2020, they constituted 40% of the Ukrainian forces & numbered about 102,000 men" #Ukraine
https://twitter.com/les_politiques/status/1513215641632886790
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1513215641632886790.html