Mobilization & Domestic Security

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (464+ words) Conscripts forcibly recruited by the military junta are being used extensively on the frontline. According to confidential military documents, conscripts account for more than 70 percent of some frontline deployment columns. A frontline deployment list for July 2026 for Infantry Battalion No....

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1068+ words) KYIV, Oct 8: Ukraine's advances in drone technology and tactics have captured the world's attention. Despite those innovations, one problem has plagued the country since the start of Russia's invasion: a shortage of combat-ready troops. Ukraine has always been outmanned by…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1022+ words) Ukraine always has been outmanned by Russia, but as the war drags through its fifth year, the need for personnel is increasingly acute, commanders and analysts say, with some units at only half strength. There just aren't enough forces to…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1479+ words) Newly recruited soldiers of Ukraine's 3rd Assault Brigade line up at a military base close to Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2023. (Source: Associated Press) Ukraine’s advances in drone technology and tactics have captured the world’s attention. Despite those innovations, one problem has plagued…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (497+ words) Ukraine is still grappling with a shortage of combat-ready troops, a problem it has faced since the beginning of Russia’s invasion in 2022. While Russia reportedly has an army of over 1 million, Ukraine has remained below that mark and now needs…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (164+ words) The decision was made after an incident on the Latvian-Belarusian border, when armed masked men forcibly drove migrants from Belarus into Latvia, and amidst signals about possible mobilization in Russia. Lithuanian Interior Minister Martynas Kacelinas announced the army's involvement, LRT…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (357+ words) The number of military personnel who have returned to their units under the simplified program following unauthorized absence (going AWOL) is comparable to the personnel strength of two or three brigades, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1071+ words) A shortage of combat-ready troops has plagued Ukraine ever since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine’s advances in drone technology and tactics have captured the world’s attention. Despite those innovations, one problem has plagued the country since the start…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (933+ words) Ukraine is struggling with a shortage of combat-ready troops as its war with Russia enters its fifth year, with some frontline units operating at only half strength and commanders warning that manpower shortages are limiting the country's ability to exploit…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1073+ words) I recently returned from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where conversations with old Russian friends and newer arrivals in the city who weren’t even of military age in 2022 left me with an unsettling sense of déjà vu. One Russian software CEO, who was…...