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Ukraine has almost 50 million inhabitants and I estimate about 15 million males which are eligible for military duty. The problem isn't recruits, its training a
by UltraViolence 4y ago
Ukraine has almost 50 million inhabitants and I estimate about 15 million males which are eligible for military duty. The problem isn't recruits, its training and arming them in the field. You need ammunition, clothes, tents, food, water, fuel, transportation and sanitation to keep them in top condition.
Ukraine cannot switch over to a wartime economy, since that would quickly ruin the country. Only a small percentage of Ukrainian males are currently under arms (I estimate 300.000 or less).
Ukraine currently has the backing of most Western nations, but it's likely support for the war sag if prices and economic conditions worsen in the U.S. and Europe.
- rdtwo 4y agoI can’t imagine Ukraine has much of an economy left. It doesn’t really need one though because other countries are paying for the war effort
- helij 4y agoActually, they have ~40M (even less now) out of which ~10M are people who consider themselves Russians and ~15M who speak Russian. At best they have some 8M males between 18-54 for military duty who would actually fight for Ukraine. Still a lot but twice less than what you posted.