Ukraine struggles with troop shortages as Russia advances & volunteer recruitment efforts intensify

The war in Ukraine appears stalled strategically, yet Russia continues making gradual territorial gains, now controlling 20% of the country. Ukrainian forces aim to make advances prohibitively costly for Russia, but this strategy requires sustained troop numbers amid recruitment challenges. Controversial draft tactics and desertions highlight manpower shortages, prompting government efforts to improve voluntary recruitment through PR campaigns. Opposition figures argue better conditions – including defined service terms and proper training – could encourage more volunteers. Despite technological advantages, the conflict remains fundamentally reliant on trench warfare and infantry. Ukraine’s persistent disadvantage in troop numbers and artillery underscores the enduring importance of ground forces in this brutal war of attrition.

Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.

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