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I understand where did you get the impression that Russia is waging a total war, but they only have 200K or so troops deployed in Ukraine
by throwaway0x7E6 4y ago
I understand where did you get the impression that Russia is waging a total war, but they only have 200K or so troops deployed in Ukraine
- dredmorbius 4y agoThe 2003 US invasion of Iraq was launched with 160,000 troops on the ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/18/sprj.irq.deployment/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/18/sprj.irq.deploymen... Russian forces in the 1st & 2nd Chechen wars (1994--6 and 1999--2009, respectively) were in the 70k -- 80k range. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Chechen_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War A force of 200,000 is a very considerable invasion force.
- ceejayoz 4y ago> A force of 200,000 is a very considerable invasion force. Yes, but Ukraine has 900k reservists and a reason to activate them all. Russia, thus far, has hoped to avoid having to do a big manpower increase.
- ivan_gammel 4y agoAccording to Zelensky, Ukraine has now 700 000 on active duty.
- agapon 4y agoThis includes all the security apparatus. Police (quite numerous), prison guards, military cadets, security services and, of course, National Guard and Armed Forces. But from those many are guarding bases and other important objects, training, staying in reserve, etc. The fighting force is much smaller than those 700 thousand.