Russia is running out of soldiers, and the Kremlin is now continuing to expand – in companies and universities. Russia pays a high price in blood for every step it takes on Ukrainian soil.
However, the losses so far have achieved comparatively little. According to unconfirmed sources, Russia is said to have around 21 million of military age. The alternative, according to Israeli military expert David Sharp, would be to decide for the Kremlin to exchange men for a waiver of punishment. Until now, the Kremlin had had to reduce its number of armed troops to one million; the general level of training and equipment is unknown, the expert says. The Kremlin firmly countered rumors of another wave of mobilization in the months leading up to the presidential election. After Putin's confirmation in office, there is apparently more open talk of war in Russia. The Russian military sources as saying that 100,000 contract soldiers have been recruited since the beginning of this year. The number of wounded and killed soldiers was 983 per day throughout February,” says a Western observer.