Volunteers and mobilized: the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation increased to 180 units in 2 years - Defense Express

The Russian army has increased by at least 14 brigades and 35 battalions in two years of the war, expert data. The units were formed on the basis of volunteers from the environment of prisoners and exVIVs who decided to put for money. The command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has increased the number of soldiers since 2022. The army was taken in prisoners, from which 13 storms "Storm-Z" were created.

More than a hundred new parts were formed thanks to the so -called "partial mobilization", which was declared in the fall of 2022. Experts of the Defense Express told about what parts appeared in the Russian army during the two years of the war. Experts got acquainted with the data published on social networks by pro -Kremlovsky researchers at the Consulting Agency "The Analysis Center of Analysis and Technology".

It turned out that several streams of volunteers and mobilized enabled the Kremlin to form 180 units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of various purposes and size. What new parts appeared in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 2022 to early 2024: we note that on the portal "Texts" you can find out how many people are in different military units.

For example, one brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is 4-5 thousand people, one regiment is 1-2 thousand people. One battalion-400-500 people. Based on the data found by Defense Express experts, you can once again calculate the results of mobilization in the Russian Federation. Since 2022, the growth of the Russian army - from 166 thousand to 283 thousand people.

Earlier, Focus wrote how in the spring of 2024 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reported a new wave of mobilization, which will be announced in the Russian Federation after the election of President Vladimir Putin. After that, the special services were predicted, the Kremlin will begin a new offensive on Kharkiv. Experts suggested that new mobilized Russians would be ready to fight not earlier than the middle of summer.

At the same time, in April 2024, it became known about conscript military service, which was announced by Defense Minister Sergei Shoig. It turned out that the conscription was also announced on the occupied part of Ukraine, for example, in the Zaporozhye region. Meanwhile, on May 10, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation went on the offensive in the Kharkiv direction.

The Armed Forces fighters keep defense at a distance of 3-5 km from the border line, the battles are coming close to the city of Vovchansk northeast of the regional center. We remind that on May 13, Defense Express experts reported the formation of at least two new missile regiments in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.