Budanov said that in order to maintain the number of the Armed Forces, it is necessary to continue mobilization
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Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, claims that only mobilization can provide the necessary one million troops.
Without mobilization measures, it is impossible to maintain the size of the Armed Forces. Forces and therefore it is impossible to think about moving away from mobilization and replenishing the army through recruitment. This was stated by the Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov during the discussion panel "2024: Challenges and Prospects," UNN reports.
For your understanding: the total number of the Ukrainian Defense Forces now - I'll give you a slightly conditional number so that we don't to avoid revealing state secrets - one hundred million. No amount of recruiting can cover such volumes. can cover such volumes. Only mobilization is possible. We must reject even the idea that mobilization can be abandoned. It is impossible. No amount of recruiting will cover a hundred million. We do not have that many people willing to do so many people willing to do anything, let alone fight. to fight
According to him, "There are losses because of the war. Therefore, this number of people should be kept constant.
The head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine noted that all those who wanted to fight came in the first six months of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war. For objective reasons, there are few of those people left. for objective reasons, there were few of them left. Budanov called this a fact that must be understood and and recognized. He also noted that the issue of motivation in the context of of mobilization.
The question that arises The next question is: people, everyone who wanted to come, came. Who is being drafted? Unfortunately. Unfortunately, there is no good answer here. If you don't find a motivation for them, then no matter how many people we bring in - forcibly, not forcibly, or in accordance with some legislation, their efficiency will be almost zero. Which, in principle, is what has been happening lately, and we must also recognize this frankly
According to him, many people do not feel that this is their war. Budanov called it a very deep problem that money will not solve. Therefore, the head of the GUR called for a proper social dialog and justification.
