Ukraine President Zelenskiy Says 700,000 Soldiers Are Defending Ukraine Today

Ukrayinska Pravda: Zelenskyy: 700,000 soldiers are defending Ukraine today 

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that today Ukraine is being defended in the war by 700,000 military personnel. 

 Source: Zelenskyy in an interview for Ukrainian journalists  

Quote from the president: "As of today it is 700,000 – here you can see the result of the work of 700,000 people who are fighting. 700,000. This is at a time of war." 

Source: Zelenskyy added that this number of people and equipment is scattered throughout the country. 

According to the president, a country like Ukraine needs an army of not 250,000 or 260,000 (and there were 120,000 combat troops there, Zelensky said), but a significantly larger one. Therefore, at the beginning of 2022, he signed a decree on increasing the armed forces by 100,000 for the following year. 

At the same time, the president believes that even these plus 100,000 would not have been able to stop a full-scale attack by Russia. 

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Update: Zelensky reveals size of Ukrainian force fighting Russia (RT)  

WNU Editor: I expected a larger number. There is conscription in the country for all those between 18 - 60, and for those who have fled the country to avoid conscription will be losing their Ukraine citizenship if they do not serve.