Putin orders troop replenishment in face of Ukraine losses

Associated Press ^ | August 24, 2022 | DEREK GATOPOULOS and HANNA ARHIROVA

[Timber Rattler]

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country’s military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine.

The move to increase the number of troops by 137,000, or 13%, to 1.15 million by the end of the year came amid chilling developments on the ground in Ukraine.

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Putin’s decree did not specify whether the expansion would be accomplished by widening the draft, recruiting more volunteers, or both. But some Russian military analysts predicted heavier reliance on volunteers because of the Kremlin’s concerns about a potential domestic backlash from an expanded draft.

The move will boost Russia’s armed forces overall to 2.04 million, including the 1.15 million troops.

[Timber Rattler]

Comrade Putin is running out of troops.

[BobL]

“The move to increase the number of troops by 137,000”

More FAKE NEWS. This is an ENLARGEMENT, not a replacement of troops. He likely needs them to hold Kiev and whatever other cities he needs to hold in order to send the Neocons packing.

[dforest]

No he isn’t and this isn’t true. AP is lying to people.

[Timber Rattler]

He likely needs them to hold Kiev...

But Comrade Bob, I was told that Kyiv is not a target and that Russia has no plans to take and occupy it.

[Williams]

You are one heck of a propagandist.

[Williams]

Lol he says it’s not a replacement it’s an enlargement.

I guess they’ve suffered no losses.

[BobL]

“But Comrade Bob, I was told that Kyiv is not a target and that Russia has no plans to take and occupy it.”

True, that wasn’t their intent, but given the trajectory of the Special Military Operation, it appears likely that Kiev will also need to be liberated.

[Timber Rattler]

But Comrade Forest, even The Moscow Times says that it is true!

Putin Orders Increase in Russian Army Size to Over 2M

[BobL]

“Lol he says it’s not a replacement it’s an enlargement.”

Actually, the article says it.

“I guess they’ve suffered no losses.”

While I agree that the Russian losses are far less than the Ukrainian losses, there have been some casualties on the Russian side, however specific numbers have not been disclosed since early in the SMO.

[Timber Rattler]

...however specific numbers have not been disclosed since early in the SMO.

So why is that, Comrade Bob?

[Timber Rattler]

True, that wasn’t their intent, but given the trajectory of the Special Military Operation, it appears likely that Kiev will also need to be liberated.

But Comrade Bob, what if Kyiv does not want to be "liberated?"

[BobL]

“So why is that, Comrade Bob?”

Considering that their firepower is about 20 to 1 over Ukraine’s and the own the airspace, I’d say they don’t want to be accused of gloating.

[butlerweave]

Do they still wrap rags around their feet or do they use socks now

[kiryandil]

At the very least, leveled, since the Western neocons will fight to the last Ukrainian if they have to do it with 12-year-old Ukie werwolves.

[BobL]

“But Comrade Bob, what if Kyiv does not want to be “liberated?” “

Then they should have done something with Zelensky, as keeping him there assured their liberation.

[dforest]

Comrade crap doesn’t work for me anymore. It is a cheesy way on the part of Bidenistas to deflect from the fact they post leftist and RINO neocon propaganda from sources they would never accept as the truth if they were a conservative on any other issue.

[BobL]

Yea, I saw that red flag in his profile, TOTAL NEOCON!!!

[kiryandil]

I see that you're duking it out with NeverTrumper TimberBoy.

At least you've distracted him from hating on Trump for a few minutes...

[RitaOK]

Kiev wasn’t a target until US pumped cash into Elinsky to drag out the slog against “Russia, Russia, Russia”.

Now, UKR will do well to just say “Thank you”, if Putin should agree to leave them a sliver of middle UKR, for a country. He may return eastern UKR to Poland.

[Z]elinsky will wind up in the Russian Tribunal for war crimes. Or, banished to a mother-in-law cottage in Boris Johnson’s London back yard.

[BobL]

“At least you’ve distracted him from hating on Trump for a few minutes...”

Yep, anything to keep the America-hating trolls busy is a plus for me.