"Expansion Final": UK intelligence appreciated Russia's chances of increasing the army to 1.5 million people

On December 21, the Russian Federation Volodymyr Putin presented plans to increase the number of Armed Forces by about 30% - up to 1. 5 million people, recalled scouts. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at least 2 brigades in the northwest of Russia gather to the division. He referred to the expected threat from Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO.

The minister spoke about the creation of 2 new military districts - Moscow and Leningrad, as well as 3 motor -rifle divisions, including in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions and the Karelia Army Corps. "Given NATO's desire to increase military potential near Russian borders, as well as to expand the North Atlantic Alliance at the expense of Finland and Sweden, it is necessary to take measures in response to the creation of an appropriate group of troops in the northwest of Russia," he said.

This tendency testifies to Russia's desire to adapt military forces to long -term strategic challenges that arose as a result of invasion of Ukraine, British experts said. "It remains unclear how Russia will find recruits to complete the expansion at a time when its forces are under unprecedented pressure in Ukraine," reconnaissance said.

It should be reminded that according to the Ukrainian General Staff on December 22, Russia has lost more than 100,000 soldiers in Ukraine since the beginning of a full -scale invasion. The invaders suffer great losses in military equipment. On the occasion of a round figure in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Focus prepared memes dedicated to the Armed Forces and Commander -in -Chief Valery Zaluzhny.