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> They're going to open a second front in Northern Europe with 1/3-1/2 of their army locked up in Ukraine? According to reports, only a third of the force depl
by sinyug 5y ago
> They're going to open a second front in Northern Europe with 1/3-1/2 of their army locked up in Ukraine?
According to reports, only a third of the force deployed around Ukraine are actually in Ukraine.[1] So, about 50-60,000. So, there are as many Russian troops currently deployed in Ukraine as US troops currently stationed in Japan, give or take a few thousand.[2]
[1] Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Just Beginning (https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/25/russia-invasion-ukraine-war-beginning/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/25/russia-invasion-ukraine...)
[2] United States Forces Japan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan)